Etymology
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దిష్టి (diṣṭi) + బొమ్మ (bomma)
దిష్టిబొమ్మ • (diṣṭibomma) ? (plural దిష్టిబొమ్మలు)
- scarecrow: an effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating seeds or crops planted there.