kobay
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish قوبای (kobay), from French cobaye, from Portuguese cobaia, from Old Tupi çabuia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kobay (definite accusative kobayı, plural kobaylar)
- (zoology) guinea pig (animal)
- Synonym: Hint domuzu
- (figuratively) guinea pig (person used for experimentation)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- kobaygiller (“Caviidae”)
References edit
- “kobay”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kobay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük