Autochthonous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed

originating where it is found

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsædi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəʊtʃθˈɒnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəʊtʃθˈɒnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæsædi/.

Examples

the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
endemic folkways

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

autochthonic indigenous endemic autochthonal

Antonyms

allochthonous

Parts of Speech

adjective	of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed
adjective	originating where it is found “the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo”

Word Forms

autochthony	noun	nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
indigenousness	noun	nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

autochthon

von Gesteinen, Ablagerungen usw.; gefunden, wo sie und ihre Bestandteile entstanden sind

🇫🇷French

autochtone

de roches, dépôts, etc.; trouvé là où eux et leurs constituants ont été formés

🇪🇸Spanish

autóctono

de rocas, depósitos, etc.; encontrado donde ellos y sus electores se formaron

🇮🇹Italian

autoctono

di rocce, depositi, ecc.; scoperto dove si sono formati loro e i loro elettori

🇳🇱Dutch

autochtoon

van rotsen, afzettingen, enz.; gevonden waar zij en hun kiezers werden gevormd

🇵🇹Portuguese

autóctone

de rochas, depósitos, etc.; encontrado onde eles e seus constituintes foram formados

🇷🇺Russian

автохтонный

горных пород, отложений и т.п.; нашли, где они и их составляющие были сформированы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूल निवासी

चट्टानों, निक्षेपों आदि का; पाया गया कि वे और उनके घटक कहाँ बने थे

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বয়ংক্রিয়

শিলা, আমানত, ইত্যাদি; যেখানে তারা এবং তাদের উপাদান গঠিত হয়েছিল

🇮🇳Tamil

தன்னிச்சையான

பாறைகள், வைப்புக்கள், முதலியன; அவை மற்றும் அவற்றின் தொகுதிகள் எங்கு உருவாக்கப்பட்டன என்பதைக் கண்டறிந்தது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వయంకృతమైన

రాళ్ళు, నిక్షేపాలు మొదలైనవి; అవి మరియు వాటి భాగాలు ఎక్కడ ఏర్పాటయ్యాయో కనుగొన్నారు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वायत्त

खडक, ठेवी इ.; ते आणि त्यांचे घटक कुठे तयार झाले ते आढळले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓટોચથોનસ

ખડકો, થાપણો, વગેરે; જ્યાં તેઓ અને તેમના ઘટકોની રચના થઈ હતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವಯಂಕೃತ

ಬಂಡೆಗಳು, ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪಗಳು, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ; ಅವರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಘಟಕಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡವು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಕೊಂಡರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വയമേവയുള്ള

പാറകൾ, നിക്ഷേപങ്ങൾ മുതലായവ; അവയും അവയുടെ ഘടകങ്ങളും എവിടെയാണ് രൂപപ്പെട്ടതെന്ന് കണ്ടെത്തി

🇵🇰Urdu

خود مختار

چٹانوں، ذخائر، وغیرہ؛ پتہ چلا کہ وہ اور ان کے اجزاء کہاں بنائے گئے تھے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

本土的

岩石、沉积物等；发现了它们及其成分的形成地

🇯🇵Japanese

土着の

岩石、堆積物など。彼らとその構成員が形成された場所を発見

🇰🇷Korean

자생적인

암석, 퇴적물 등; 그것들과 그 구성요소가 형성된 곳에서 발견됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bản địa

của đá, trầm tích, v.v.; tìm thấy nơi chúng và các thành phần của chúng được hình thành

🇹🇭Thai

อัตโนมัติ

ของหิน ตะกอน ฯลฯ พบที่ที่พวกเขาและองค์ประกอบของพวกเขาถูกสร้างขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

asli

batuan, endapan, dan lain-lain; ditemukan di mana mereka dan konstituennya dibentuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصلي

من الصخور والودائع، وما إلى ذلك؛ وجدت حيث تم تشكيلها وناخبيها

🇮🇷Persian

خودگردان

سنگ ها، رسوبات و غیره؛ جایی که آنها و اجزای تشکیل دهنده آنها شکل گرفته اند

🇹🇷Turkish

yerli

kayalar, birikintiler vb.; kendilerinin ve bileşenlerinin nerede oluştuğunu buldu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוטוכטוני

של סלעים, מרבצים וכו'; נמצא היכן הם ומרכיביהם נוצרו

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