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Post by TP on Feb 17, 2005 9:42:33 GMT 7
Hi! I'm struggling to understand the meaning of 'biras'. According to my daughter's book, it says, " hubungan saudara antara dua orang (sama ada lelaki atau perempuan) yang berkahwin dengan dua adik-beradik. I asked a Malay friend and she says it doesn't have to be the same sex. Clear as mud? ? Would appreciate very much if someone could help. Terimakasih.
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Post by hue on Mar 6, 2005 12:50:20 GMT 7
it means sisters or brothers in law
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Post by bukhrin on Mar 14, 2005 20:49:49 GMT 7
'Ipar' is the malay word for in-laws, like the sister of your wife is your in-law (ipar). Biras goes a little bit I think (though I may be wrong). An example would be like this, your brother's wife is your sister in law (kakak ipar), but her other siblings and family is your 'biras'. This is because you're not married to that woman (your brother are), so you cannot call them YOUR in-laws, hence the term 'biras'
Other's like 'besan' is usually used (as I often heard) to describe the relationship between the parents of both husband and wife.
Ibu/Bapa Mertua (Mother/Father in law) is used when you are refering to your spouse's parents. But YOUR parents and your SPOUSE's parents refer to each other as 'besan'.
So instead of your mother saying. "I just met my daughter-in law's mother at Starbucks" it can just be "I met my 'besan' at Starbucks", although you definitely could not tell which one she met (the mother or the father of her daughter in law). A little bit confusing but hope it helps.
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