kobay

From Ottoman Turkish قوبای (kobay), from French cobaye, from Portuguese cobaia, from Old Tupi çabuia.

• IPA^(key): /ko.baj/
• Hyphenation: ko‧bay

kobay (definite accusative kobayı, plural kobaylar)

1. (zoology) guinea pig (animal)

   Synonym: Hint domuzu

2. (figuratively) guinea pig (person used for experimentation)

• kobaygiller (“Caviidae”)

• “kobay”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kobay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük