[for Skt. daivamu.] n. A deity, a god. devudu, velupu. M. iv. IV. 57. R. ii. 11. Destiny, fate, vidhi. A goblin, fiend, demon or evil spirit, pisacamu. dayyamukadu bhutame it was not a fiend but a ghost. korividayyamu a jack o’lantern, a will of the wisp. vaniki dayyamupunidi he is possessed. dayyamupuninavadu a domoniac. dayyamupattu to be possessed. ataniki dayyamupattinadi a devil has seized him. dayyamuvadalagottu or dayyamunutolu to drive out a devil, to exercise. dayyapu stambhanamu a spell to scare away fiends. dayyalapotu dayyala-potu. n. A wizard or a witch.