kiai
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiai (plural kiais)
- The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.
See also
Etymology 1
From Javanese kyai (ꦏꦾꦲꦶ), from Old Javanese kiya-kiya, kyayi (“respected person”). Semantic loan from Banjarese kiai for distric chief sense. Compare Proto-Malayic *akiʔ (“grandfather”) and Central Malay yai (“grandfather”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kiai (plural kiai-kiai, first-person possessive kiaiku, second-person possessive kiaimu, third-person possessive kiainya)
- ulema.
- Synonym: ulama
- spiritual teacher
- honorific for sacred treasure
- honorific for tiger (Panthera tigris), when trespass the forest
- (historical) district chief, in South Kalimantan
Descendants
- → Min Nan: 稽 (ke)
Etymology 2
From Japanese 気合 (kiai, “yell; spirit, fight”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kiai
Further reading
- “kiai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Romanization
kiai
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