pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoHow do names of countries get translated? What is the reason why Nippon/Nihon is called Japan or Ellada is called Greece in English?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down13
arrow-up1209arrow-down1message-squareHow do names of countries get translated? What is the reason why Nippon/Nihon is called Japan or Ellada is called Greece in English?pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squaremorgan423@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·11 months agoThere are actually specific words in the English language for precisely what you’re talking about. Endonym - The native name of a geologic feature or place. From your example: Nihon in Japanese. Exonym - The foreign name of a geologic feature or place. From your example: Japan in English.
There are actually specific words in the English language for precisely what you’re talking about.
Endonym - The native name of a geologic feature or place. From your example: Nihon in Japanese.
Exonym - The foreign name of a geologic feature or place. From your example: Japan in English.