proefkonijn
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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.
- Ik ben proefkonijn geweest voor een nieuw middel tegen malaria.
Synonyms
[edit]- [2] proefpersoon (human test subject)
Descendants
[edit]- → Indonesian: proefkonijn
- → Indonesian: kelinci percobaan (calque)
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Dutch proefkonijn (“guinea pig (test subject)”).
Noun
[edit]proefkonijn (plural proefkonijn-proefkonijn, first-person possessive proefkonijnku, second-person possessive proefkonijnmu, third-person possessive proefkonijnnya)
- guinea pig (test subject)
- Synonym: kelinci percobaan
Further reading
[edit]- “proefkonijn” 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.
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