Endogamous

/ˌɛndoʊˈɡæməs/ adjective

Definition

Practicing endogamy; tending to marry or reproduce only with members of one's own social group, community, or family.

Etymology

From Greek 'endo-' (within) and 'gam-' (marriage) plus the adjective suffix '-ous.' Describes individuals, groups, or populations with inbreeding patterns.

Kelly Says

Royal families in Europe were famously endogamous to keep 'pure bloodlines,' which ironically led to genetic problems like hemophilia spreading through royal lines!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቤተሰብ ውስጥ ጋ Metabolic
be-te-seb us-t ga me-ta-bolic
ARالعربية
زواج داخلي
zawaj dakhli
BNবাংলা
অভ্যন্তরীণ বিবাহ
obhyant-ri-n bi-baah
CACatalà
endogàmic
en-doh-gah-mik
CSČeština
endogamní
en-doh-gah-mni
DADansk
endogam
en-doh-gah-m
DEDeutsch
endogam
en-doh-gahm
ELΕλληνικά
ενδογαμικός
en-doh-gah-mikos
ESEspañol
endogámico
en-doh-gah-mee-ko
FAفارسی
ازدواج درون‌خانوادگی
az-davv-e don-khan-vaadi-gi
FISuomi
endogami
en-doh-gah-mee
FRFrançais
endogame
ehn-doh-gah-m
GUGU
內婚姻
ne-mar-ri-yaan
HAHA
auku
au-ku
HEעברית
נישואים פנימיים
nishuaim p'nima'im
HIहिन्दी
अंतःपरिवारिक विवाह
an-taḥ-pa-rivārik vi-vāh
HUMagyar
endogám
en-doh-gah-m
IDBahasa Indonesia
endogami
en-doh-gah-mee
IGIG
nwanyi na nwoke
n-wa-nyi na n-wo-ke
ITItaliano
endogamo
en-doh-gah-mo
JA日本語
内婚
nai-kon
KKKK
ауыс
awys
KMKM
ព្រះបាទ
preah baat
KO한국어
내혼
nae-hon
MRMR
आंतरपरिवारिक विवाह
an-taar-pa-rivārik vi-vāh
MSBahasa Melayu
endogami
en-doh-gah-mee
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်းပြီး လက်ထပ်
seet kawng pee lee let-htap
NLNederlands
endogam
en-doh-gah-m
NONorsk
endogam
en-doh-gah-m
PAPA
ਆਂਤਰ-ਪਰिवਾਰਕ ਵਿਆਹ
aan-taar-pa-rivārak vi-āah
PLPolski
endogamiczny
en-doh-gah-mit-sny
PTPortuguês
endogâmico
en-doh-gah-mee-ko
RORomână
endogam
en-doh-gah-m
RUРусский
эндогамный
en-doh-gah-mnyy
SVSvenska
endogam
en-doh-gah-m
SWKiswahili
ndoa ya ndani ya familia
ndoa ya ndani ya familia
TAதமிழ்
உள் திருமணம்
ul tirumaṇam
TEతెలుగు
లోక వివాహం
loka vivahaṁ
THไทย
การสมรสภายใน
garan som-rot nai-thani
TLTL
endogami
en-doh-gah-mee
TRTürkçe
endogam
en-doh-gah-m
UKУкраїнська
ендогамний
en-doh-gah-mniy
URاردو
داخلی نکاح
dakhli nikāh
VITiếng Việt
hôn nhân nội tộc
hon nhan noi toc
YOYO
awon iṣẹ́
awon iṣe
ZH中文
内婚
nèi hūn
ZUZU
umshado wezulu
um-sha-do we-zu-lu

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