Clan in Malayalam
Clan is ഗോത്രം (gothram) in Malayalam, said go-thram, the old Sanskrit term for a lineage traced from a common ancestor. It is still asked about at traditional weddings and in ritual contexts, and it is also the word used for a tribal community.
Clan, tribe, family, mountain, forest, temple, field, water, cowshed, community, herd of cows, quiver, crown, ornamental umbrella, wealth.
അവർ ഒരേ ഗോത്രത്തിൽ പെട്ടവരാണ്.
avar ore gothrathil pettavaraan.
They belong to the same tribe.
All Malayalam words for “clan”
- ഗോത്രം (gothram) — Clan, tribe, family, mountain, forest, temple, field, water, cowshed, community, herd of cows, quiver, crown, ornamental umbrella, wealth.
- വംശം (vamsham) — Clan, family, race, caste, community, multitude, bamboo, reed, flute, a kind of musical drum.
- അഗോത്ര (agothra) — Not of a good family or clan.
- പ്രവരന് (pravaran) — Illustrious person, chief, leader, chief of a clan.
ഗോത്രം (gothram) is the clan or tribe, വംശം (vamsham) is the family line or dynasty you descend through, and പ്രവരന് (pravaran) is a person, the chief of such a group.
Common questions
How do you say clan in Malayalam?
Say ഗോത്രം (gothram) for a clan or tribe.
What is the difference between gothram and vamsham?
ഗോത്രം (gothram) groups families claiming the same ancestral stock, while വംശം (vamsham) follows one line of descent, as in a royal dynasty.