kyai

English

Noun

kyai (plural kyais)

1. A Javanese Islamic cleric or expert on Islam.
   • 2012, Charlene Tan, Islamic Education and Indoctrination: The Case in Indonesia, p. 56:

     That the santri live in a boarding school where they are being supervised around the clock enhances the power of the kyai.

   • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 19:

     It was there that the kyai finally pulled down the cloth, slowly, bracing himself for the shock.

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• yaki