Definition
In Hindu tradition, a person belonging to the same gotra or clan lineage; a member of the same patrilineal group.
Etymology
From Sanskrit 'gotra' (clan) + 'ja' (born from, originating). It literally means 'born of the gotra' and identifies those sharing the same ancestral lineage.
Kelly Says
Gotreja creates kinship beyond just siblings—everyone in your gotra is considered family, even if they're strangers who live thousands of miles away. It's like an invisible web of relationality written into your identity.
Translations
ARالعربية
جوتراج
joot-ra-j
BNবাংলা
গোত্রাজ
go-tra-aj
CACatalà
gotraja
got-ra-ja
CSČeština
gotraja
got-ra-ja
DADansk
gotraja
got-ra-ja
DEDeutsch
gotraja
got-ra-ha
ELΕλληνικά
γοτρατζα
got-ra-tsa
ESEspañol
gotraja
got-ra-ha
FISuomi
gotraja
got-ra-ja
FRFrançais
gotraja
got-ra-ha
HIहिन्दी
गोत्राज
got-ra-aj
HUMagyar
gotraja
got-ra-ja
IDBahasa Indonesia
gotraja
got-ra-ja
ITItaliano
gotraja
got-ra-ha
MSBahasa Melayu
gotraja
got-ra-ja
MYမြန်မာ
ဂုတ်ရာဇ
gu-tra-za
NLNederlands
gotraja
got-ra-ja
NONorsk
gotraja
got-ra-ja
PLPolski
gotraja
got-ra-ja
PTPortuguês
gotraja
got-ra-ha
RORomână
gotraja
got-ra-ja
RUРусский
готраджа
got-ra-ja
SVSvenska
gotraja
got-ra-ja
SWKiswahili
gotraja
got-ra-ja
TAதமிழ்
கோட்ராஜா
ko-tra-ja
TEతెలుగు
గోత్రాజ
go-tra-ja
TRTürkçe
gotraja
got-ra-ha
UKУкраїнська
готраджа
got-ra-ja
VITiếng Việt
gotraja
got-ra-ja