when i hear malays talking about wedding, i always hear this 'serba satu' thing. what is it actually? i'm a spaniard and i'm clueless about this. someone can help me understand?
what is 'serba satu' ?
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 Jun 16 2010, 06:05 PM, updated 16y ago
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Jun 16 2010, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE(gogo2 @ Jun 16 2010, 06:08 PM) serba satu comes from "seribu satu"...  and what's that suppose to mean? this has to be the most complicated thing i ever came across |
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Jun 16 2010, 06:41 PM
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QUOTE(Band Aid @ Jun 16 2010, 06:20 PM) Literally, serba satu means one of each (type). If I'm not mistaken, serba satu means more than just jewellery. "Hantaran serba satu" are the gifts from the groom to the bride. It can include one change of clothing, one pair of shoes, one jewellery set as Ramona mentioned, one cosmetics set, and etc. "Hantaran serba dua" means the bride gets two of each (type of gift). This means, two changes of clothing, two pairs of shoes, etc. oh.. now i get the picture. you people have unique phrases for just about everything. Traditionally, an odd number of hantaran is presented (7, 9, 11). In the case you mentioned, the bride received a ring plus one of each type of gift. Couldn't find a specific source about this, but take a look at the ones below. Hope this helps. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/malay_to_english...serba_satu.html  |
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