'',धोरोमाखानथियारि सुबुं आरिमुवा गसाय ओंथिफोरमायनाय मालायालम सोदोब ‘दायभाम’ नि सोमजिथाय महरै फोथायनाय जादों।
The ritualistic folk art is believed to be a corruption of the Malayalam word 'daivam', meaning god.