kyai
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Etymology
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Noun
kyai (plural kyais)
- A Javanese Islamic cleric or expert on Islam.
- 2012, Charlene Tan, Islamic Education and Indoctrination: The Case in Indonesia, page 56:
- That the santri live in a boarding school where they are being supervised around the clock enhances the power of the kyai.
- 2015, Eka Kurniawan, translated by Labodalih Sembiring, Man Tiger, Verso, page 19:
- It was there that the kyai finally pulled down the cloth, slowly, bracing himself for the shock.