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autolinguonym

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɔː.təʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.nɪm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌɔː.toʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.nɪm/
  • cot-caught-merger: /ˌɑ.toʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.nɪm/

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noun

Meaning 1

A language name of endonymic (native) origin, created and used by native speakers as designations for their language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • "Gaelg" is the autolinguonym of Manx.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autoglossonym, autoglottonym

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From auto- + linguonym.