Hyphenation
 in·dig·e·nousTurkish pronunciation
 îndîcınısSynonyms
 aboriginal, 
autochthonous, 
native, 
chthonic, 
congenital, 
connate, 
domestic, 
endemic, 
homegrown, 
inbred, 
inherent, 
inherited, 
innate, 
natural, 
originalPronunciation
 /ənˈdəʤənəs/ /ɪnˈdɪʤənəs/
Etymology
  ()  From Late Latin indigenus (“native, born in a country”), from indi- (indu-), an old derivative of in (“in”), gen- the root of gignō (“give birth to”), and English -ous. Compare indigene.