"牛耕式" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɡʲɨːko̞ːɕikʲi] Forms: 牛耕式 [canonical] (ruby: (ぎゅう), (こう), (しき)), gyūkōshiki [romanization]
Etymology: From 牛(ぎゅう) (gyū, “ox”) + 耕(こう) (kō, “ploughing”) + 式(しき) (shiki, “style”), as a partial calque of Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -ηδόν (-ēdón, adverbial suffix), in reference to the back-and-forth course traced by boustrophedon text resembling the path taken by an ox while ploughing a field. Etymology templates: {{ja-com|牛|ぎゅう|耕|こう|式|しき|t1=ox|t2=ploughing|t3=style}} 牛(ぎゅう) (gyū, “ox”) + 耕(こう) (kō, “ploughing”) + 式(しき) (shiki, “style”), {{pcal|ja|grc|βουστροφηδόν|nocap=1}} partial calque of Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón), {{af|grc|βοῦς|στροφή|-ηδόν|nocat=1|pos3=adverbial suffix|t1=ox|t2=turning}} βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -ηδόν (-ēdón, adverbial suffix) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ぎゅうこうしき}} 牛(ぎゅう)耕(こう)式(しき) • (gyūkōshiki)
  1. (epigraphy) boustrophedon (text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point) Synonyms: ブストロフェドン
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