kyai

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Noun

kyai (plural kyais)

  1. 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.

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