内ない名めい

noun

endonym; autonym

Linguistic term for a name used by a group to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to an exonym (外名) given by outsiders.

See also: 外名

• 「日本にほん」は日本にほん人じんが使つかう内ない名めいで、「Japan」は外がい名めいにあたる。

  "Nihon" is the endonym used by Japanese people, while "Japan" is an exonym.