punctus interrogativus

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

(palaeography) The medieval ancestor of the modern question mark (approximately ~̣).

Japanese Meaning

中世のペラオグラフィーにおける現代の疑問符の祖先となる記号

While transcribing the manuscript, the paleographer identified a punctus interrogativus marking a question at the line's end.

写本を書き写しているとき、古写本学者は行末に疑問を示す中世の疑問符を見つけた。

Sense（1）

(palaeography) The medieval ancestor of the modern question mark (approximately ~̣).