gotra

/goh-truh/US // ˈgoʊ trə //

格拉,格拉特,格拉兹,格拉拉

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.

Members of the three higher castes are forbidden to marry a woman of the same gotra as themselves.
At present the Audhelias forbid marriage within the same gotra and also the union of first cousins.
Marriage between persons of the same gotra or surname is prohibited.
The prohibition of marriage within the gotra or exogamous section bars the union of persons related solely through males.
Marriages within the same gotra and between first cousins are prohibited, and child-marriage is usual.