Lua or LUA may refer to:

Science and technology

Lua (programming language) Lua ( ; from meaning '' moon'') is a lightweight, high-level, multi-paradigm programming language designed primarily for embedded use in applications. Lua is cross-platform, since the interpreter of compiled bytecode is written in ANSI C, ...

Latvia University of Agriculture The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies ( lv, Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitāte (''LBTU'')), previously Latvia University of Agriculture (LUA; (''LLU'')), is a university in Jelgava, Latvia, specializing in agric ...

Last universal ancestor The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the most recent population from which all organisms now living on Earth share common descent—the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth. This includes all cellular organisms; th ...

, in evolution

Ethnicity and language

Lua people The Lua people () are a minority ethnic group native to Laos, although there is now a sizable community living in Thailand. ''Lua is their preferred autonym (self-designation), while their Lao neighbours tend to call them Thin, T'in or Htin ...

, of Laos *

Lawa people Lawa ( th, ลัวะ or ; ) are an ethnic group in northern Thailand. The Lawa language is related to the Blang and the Wa language found in China and Burma, and belongs to the Palaungic languages, a branch of the Austroasiatic languages. The ...

, of Thailand sometimes referred to as Lua *

Lua language (disambiguation) Lua may refer to the following languages: African * Luba-Kasai language (ISO 639 code: lua), a Bantu language of Central Africa * Niellim language, also known as Lua, a Niger–Congo language of southern Chad Austroasiatic * Lawa language, or L ...

, several languages (including Lua’) *

Luba-Kasai language Luba-Kasai, also known as Western Luba, ''Bena-Lulua, Cilubà/Tshilubà'', ''Luba-Lulua'' or ''Luva'', is a Bantu language ( Zone L) of Central Africa and a national language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, alongside Lingala, Swahi ...

, ISO 639 code * Lai (surname) (賴), Chinese, sometimes romanised as Lua

Places

Tenzing-Hillary Airport Tenzing-Hillary Airport , also known as Lukla Airport, is a domestic airport and altiport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Province No. 1 of Nepal. It gained worldwide fame as it was rated the most dangerou ...

(IATA code), in Lukla, Nepal * One of the

Duff Islands The Duff Islands are a small island group lying to the northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands in the Solomon Islands province of Temotu. They are also sometimes known as the Wilson Islands. Location and geography The islands are located at 9°5 ...

People

Lua (goddess) In Roman mythology, Lua was a goddess to whom soldiers sacrificed captured weapons of enemy combatants. She is sometimes referred to as "Lua Mater" or "Lua Saturni", the latter of which makes her a consort of Saturn. It may be that Lua was merely a ...

, a Roman goddess *

Saint Lua Saint Molua (d. c 609),''The Oxford Dictionary of Saints'', p.343 (also known as ''Lua'', ''Da Lua''), was an Irish saint, who was a Christian abbot in the Early Middle Ages. Saint Molua's feast day is on 4 August. He is venerated in the Catholi ...

(died c 609) *

Lua Blanco Lua Blanco (born March 5, 1987) is a Brazilian actress, singer, songwriter, TV host, and model. Blanco has been recognized for her talent, charisma and her ability to play different roles. She achieved success on the telenovela ''Rebelde'' and as ...

(born 1987), Brazilian actress and singer *

Lua Getsinger Louise Aurora Getsinger (1 November 1871, Hume, New York – 2 May 1916, Cairo, Egypt), known as Lua, was one of the first Western members of the Baháʼí Faith, recognized as joining the religion on May 21, 1897, just two years after Thornt ...

(1871–1916) * A member of

Weki Meki Weki Meki (; abbreviated as WEME or WKMK) is a South Korean girl group formed by Fantagio in 2017. The group consists of eight members: Suyeon, Elly, Yoojung, Doyeon, Sei, Lua, Rina, and Lucy. History Pre-debut The members started out as trai ...

band

Other uses

Lua (martial art) Kapu Kuialua; Kuʻialua; or Lua; is an ancient Native Hawaiians, Hawaiian martial art based on bone breaking, joint locks, Throw (grappling), throws, pressure point manipulation, strikes, usage of various weapons, battlefield strategy, open oce ...

, of Hawaii * "Lua" (song), by Bright Eyes {{Disambiguation