kelinci percobaan
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Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of kelinci (“rabbit”) + percobaan (“experiment”), calque of Dutch proefkonijn (literally “experimental rabbit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- (literally) a rabbit used as guinea pig.
- (figurative) guinea pig, a living experimental subject.
Synonyms
- mangsa percobaan (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “kelinci percobaan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.