The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Value dáya

Language:
Ifugaw
Parameter:
cosmic Upstream Region, extending beyond the Sky Cupola; it is conceived as surrounding half of the earth; the cosmic Upstream Region is inhabited by the gods and spirits of the Dáya, who dwell in a number of villages situated above the lower part of the Sky Cupola; the stem is also applied to any site of the Earth proper that lies nearer the cosmic Dáya (i.e. more upstream) than the habitat of the person who speaks [61bd5d009f541a3d328a1777606cc97d]
References
Lambrecht 1978