Linguonym

//ˈlɪŋ.ɡwə.nɪm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The name of a language; a glossonym.

    "Manx is the linguonym of the Isle of Man's native language."

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glossonymglottonym

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"Manx is the linguonym of the Isle of Man's native language."

Etymology

From linguo- + -onym.

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