endonym
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From endo- (“inside”) + -onym (“name”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛndə(ʊ)nɪm/ (EN-doh-nim)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛndəˌnɪm/ (EN-duh-nim)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛndoʊˌnɪm/ (EN-doh-nim)
“endonym”, in OED Online 
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Noun
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endonym (plural endonyms)
- A name used by a group or category of people (an ingroup) to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups (outgroups).
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]a name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language
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