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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of proef + konijn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpruf.koːˌnɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: proef‧ko‧nijn
Noun
proefkonijn n (plural proefkonijnen, diminutive proefkonijntje n)
- (literally) a rabbit used for animal testing
- (informal) guinea pig (test subject)
- Ik ben proefkonijn geweest voor een nieuw middel tegen malaria.
- I have been a guinea pig for a new drug against malaria.
- Ik maak deze soep voor de eerste keer, dus jij bent mijn proefkonijn.
- I have never made this soup before, so you are my guinea pig.
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Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch proefkonijn (“guinea pig (test subject)”).
Noun
proefkonijn (plural proefkonijn-proefkonijn, first-person possessive proefkonijnku, second-person possessive proefkonijnmu, third-person possessive proefkonijnnya)
- guinea pig (test subject)
- Synonym: kelinci percobaan
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