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kyais

kyais is the plural of kyai.

Meaning of kyai

Noun

kyai (plural kyais)

  1. A Javanese Islamic cleric or expert on Islam.
    • That the santri live in a boarding school where they are being supervised around the clock enhances the power of the kyai.2012, Charlene Tan, Islamic Education and Indoctrination: The Case in Indonesia, page 56

Questions about kyais

What is kyais the plural of?
Kyais is the plural of kyai.

Words near kyais in the dictionary

  1. Kyabram South
  2. kyack
  3. kyacks
  4. kyai
  5. Kyaingtong
  6. kyais
  7. kyak
  8. Kyakhta
  9. kyaks
  10. Kyalite
  11. kyamancha

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