麝香牛

Japanese

Kanji in this term
麝	香	牛
じゃ Hyōgai	こう Grade: 4	うし Grade: 2
goon		kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 麝香(じゃこう) (jakō, “musk”) + 牛(うし) (ushi, “cow, ox”).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Attested since at least 1884.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゃこーうし [jàkóꜜò ùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[3]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠ko̞ː ɯ̟ɕi]

Noun

麝(じゃ)香(こう)牛(うし) • (jakō ushi) ^{←じやかううし (zyakau usi)^?}

[from 1884] musk ox, Ovibos moschatus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ジャコウウシ (jakō ushi).

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “麝香牛”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ “麝香牛”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NKDc-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “麝香牛”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DDJS-2] “麝香牛”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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