DIYA-KACHCHIYA: Coarse cloth bathing dress which it is the duty of the dhobi to supply at the bath. It is also called Diyaredi or Diyapiruwata.
DIYAKEPUMA: The ceremony of cutting water with golden swords by the Kapurala of the Dewale at the customary ford or pond at the close of the Perehera in July or August.
DIYATOTA: The ford or ferry where the above ceremony is performed.
DOLAWA: A palanquin.
DOTALU-MAL: The flowers of the dotalu-tree, a small species of the arecanut-tree used in decorations.
DUMMALA: Powdered resin used at a yak or bali ceremony to give brilliancy to the light.
DUNUKARAWASAMA: The military class. Literally, archers. The lands forming the holding of the Dunukarawasam tenants. Their chief services at present are the carrying of letters and messages, keeping guard at the Walauwe (house) of the proprietor, watching the threshing floor, fetching buffaloes for work and accompanying the proprietor on journeys of state bearing the mura awudaya (lance).
DUNUMALE-PENUMA: The penuma (present) given in the mouth of Nawan (February) by tenants to the high priest of the Sripadastane (Adam’s Peak) so called after an incumbent of that name.
DURUTUMASE: The tenth month of the Sinhalese year (January-February).
DUREYA: A headman of the Wahumpura Badde or Paduwa caste. Also a general name for a palanquin bearer.