"endonym" meaning in English

See endonym in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: endonyms [plural]
Etymology: From endo- (“inside”) + -onym (“name”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|endo-|-onym|gloss1=inside|gloss2=name}} endo- (“inside”) + -onym (“name”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} endonym (plural endonyms)
  1. A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups. Categories (topical): Onomastics Synonyms: autonym Derived forms: endonymous Related terms: ethnonym, glossonym Translations (a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language): endònim [masculine] (Catalan), 當地地名 (Chinese Mandarin), 当地地名 (dāngdì dìmíng) (Chinese Mandarin), endonymum [neuter] (Czech), endonimo (Esperanto), endonüüm (Estonian), endonyymi (Finnish), endonyme [masculine] (French), endónimo [masculine] (Galician), თვითდასახელება (tvitdasaxeleba) (Georgian), ენდონიმი (endonimi) (Georgian), Eigenbezeichnung [feminine] (German), Endonym [neuter] (German), endonima (Hungarian), endonimo [masculine] (Italian), 内名 (naimei) (alt: ないめい) (Japanese), エンドニム (endonimu) (Japanese), نام داخلی (nâm-e dâxeli) (Persian), endonim [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), endônimo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), endónimo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), endonim [neuter] (Romanian), эндо́ним (endónim) [masculine] (Russian), самоназва́ние (samonazvánije) [neuter] (Russian), автоэтно́ним (avtoetnónim) [masculine] (Russian), endónimo [masculine] (Spanish), endonym [common-gender] (Swedish), autonym [common-gender] (Swedish), самона́зва (samonázva) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ендо́нім (endónim) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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          "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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          "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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          ],
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          ],
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          "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "автоэтно́ним"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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          ],
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          "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "tags": [
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "cmn",
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    },
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      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "endonimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "endonüüm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "endonyymi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "endonyme"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "endónimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tvitdasaxeleba",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "თვითდასახელება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "endonimi",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "ენდონიმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Eigenbezeichnung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "endonima"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "endonimo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ないめい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "naimei",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "内名"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "endonimu",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "エンドニム"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nâm-e dâxeli",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "word": "نام داخلی"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      ],
      "word": "endonim"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "endônimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "word": "endónimo"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "word": "endonim"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "endónim",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "samonazvánije",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      ],
      "word": "самоназва́ние"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avtoetnónim",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автоэтно́ним"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "samonázva",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самона́зва"
    },
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "endónim",
      "sense": "a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ендо́нім"
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  "word": "endonym"
}

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