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exonym

See also: Exonym

English

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Etymology

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From exo- (“outside”) +‎ -onym (“name”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɛksənɪm/, /ˈɛɡzə-/

Noun

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Examples
  • Moscow in English for the city called Moskva in Russian
  • Charles in English for historical people called Karl or Carl in their Germanic languages

exonym (plural exonyms)

  1. An external name for a place, people or a language used by outgroup members (such as foreigners) instead of ingroup members (such as native-language speakers).
    Synonym: xenonym
    Antonyms: endonym, autonym, selfname
    • 2009 May, Paul Woodman, “The Nature of the Endonym”, in UN‎[1], page 2:
      Recognizing that measures such as the categorization of exonym use, the publication of pronunciation guides for endonyms, and the formulation of guidelines ensuring a politically sensitive use of exonyms would help in the reduction of the number of exonyms, […]
    • 2019 January 4, Sarah Zhang, “Why Mandarin Doesn’t Come From Chinese”, in The Atlantic‎[2], archived from the original on 2 February 2019:
      “Mandarin” is what linguists call an exonym, an external name for a place, people, or language. And exonyms often tell of a history of how cultures met, fought, and interacted.

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