kiai

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 気合.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kiai (plural kiais)

  1. The short yell or shout uttered when performing an attacking move in martial arts.

See also

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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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

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkiʲaʲi]
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ai

Noun

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kiai (plural kiai-kiai, first-person possessive kiaiku, second-person possessive kiaimu, third-person possessive kiainya)

  1. ulema.
    Synonym: ulama
  2. spiritual teacher
  3. honorific for sacred treasure
  4. honorific for tiger (Panthera tigris), when trespass the forest
  5. (historical) district chief, in South Kalimantan
Descendants
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  • Min Nan: (ke)

Etymology 2

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From Japanese 気合(きあい) (kiai, yell; spirit, fight).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkiai̯/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ai

Noun

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kiai

  1. (sports) kiai, the yell or shout uttered when performing a move in martial arts.

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kiai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きあい