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LAIA
Laia may refer to: People * Laia (given name), including a list of people * Francisca Laia (born 1994), Portuguese sprint canoeist * Bu Laia, Hawaiian comedian Shawn Kaui Hill * Laia people, an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland Other uses * Laia (tool), a two-pronged type of foot-plough used in the Basque Country * LAIA, the Latin American Integration Association * Laia, protagonist of the fantasy novel '' An Ember in the Ashes'' See also * Leia (other) * Laya (other) * Lya (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LAIA
Laia may refer to: People * Laia (given name), including a list of people * Francisca Laia (born 1994), Portuguese sprint canoeist * Bu Laia, Hawaiian comedian Shawn Kaui Hill * Laia people, an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland Other uses * Laia (tool), a two-pronged type of foot-plough used in the Basque Country * LAIA, the Latin American Integration Association * Laia, protagonist of the fantasy novel '' An Ember in the Ashes'' See also * Leia (other) * Laya (other) * Lya (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia (given Name)
Laia (pronounced Lah-yah) is a shortened version of the Catalan feminine given name Eulàlia. Saint Eulalia is the patron saint of Barcelona, so her name and its derivatives (the most popular being Laia) are popular in Spain. Laia means "fair of speech" or "well spoken" in Greek. It may refer to: * Laia Abril (born 1986), Catalan artist * Laia Aleixandri (born 2000), Spanish footballer * Laia Cañigueral (born 1981), Spanish sociologist and politician * Laia Codina (born 2000), Spanish footballer * Laia Costa (born 1985), Spanish actress * Laia Forcadell (born 1982), Spanish sprinter and hurdler * Laia Tutzó (born 1980), Spanish former sailor * Laia Martínez i López (born 1984), Catalan writer and musician * Laia Marull (born 1973), Spanish actress * Laia Palau (born 1979), Spanish basketball player * Laia Pons (born 1993), Spanish synchronized swimmer * Laia Sanz Laia Sanz Pla-Giribert (born 11 December 1985), also known as Laia Sanz, is a Spanish sportswoman. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisca Laia
Francisca Laia (born 31 May 1994) is a Portuguese sprint canoeist. She competed in the women's K-1 200 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1994 births Living people Portuguese female canoeists Olympic canoeists of Portugal Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Abrantes European Games competitors for Portugal Canoeists at the 2015 European Games Canoeists at the 2019 European Games ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Sportspeople from Santarém District {{Portugal-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bu Laia
Bu Laʻia (born as Shawn Kaui Hill in Waimanalo, Hawaii) is a Hawaiian comedian known for his use of Hawaiian pidgin and for wearing a large "afro style" wig and blacking out one of his front teeth while performing. He starred in a cable television show in the early 1990s and released two comic musical albums entitled ''False Crack???'' And ''Hawaii's Most Wanted.'' He also attained fame—or notoriety—when he ran for governor of Hawaiʻi in 1994 (when he was too young to legally do so) and again as a member of the Natural Law Party in 2002. He also attracted attention when he was arrested for riding a skateboard at Honolulu International Airport. Bu is pidgin for "Bull". The name "Bu Laʻia" is a homophone A homophone () is a word that is pronounced the same (to varying extent) as another word but differs in meaning. A ''homophone'' may also differ in spelling. The two words may be spelled the same, for example ''rose'' (flower) and ''rose'' (pa ... of "Bull Liar", a phra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia People
The Laia were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Country In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Laia had of territory, ranging over the area to the north of the Palmer River, and east as far as the Great Dividing Range. Their western limits lay around the headwaters of the Alice River. Alternative names * ''Koko Laia.'' * ''Kokowara.'' (Kuku Yalanji exonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ..., signifying 'bad speech') * ''Coo-coo-warra.'' Notes Citations Sources * * * * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laia (tool)
The laia ( es, laya) is a two-pronged type of foot-plough used in the Basque Country. Aside from being a farming implement, it is also used in laia racing. The people using a laia are referred to as ''laiariak'' in Basque. Etymology The word is also attested as ''lai'', without the absolutive ending Lhande, Pierre ''Dictionnaire Basque-Français et Français-Basque'' Paris 1926 Azkue, Resurrección María de (1905) ''Diccionario Vasco Español Frances'' repr. Bilbao 1984 but is mainly used in the form of ''laia'' today. Other forms include ''lain'' ( Oiartzun) and ''laixa'' (Eibar).Agud, M. & Tovar, A. ''Diccionario Etimológico Vasco VII Korpa-Orloi'' Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa (1995) Beyond that the etymology is not entirely clear, but a connection with names for other forked implements in other neighbouring Romance languages such as the Béarnese word ''layà'' (a forked instrument for gathering chestnuts) seems plausible. See also *Foot plough The foot plough is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Ember In The Ashes
''An Ember in the Ashes'' is a fantasy novel written by American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on April 28, 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the first book in the ''An Ember in the Ashes'' series, followed by '' A Torch Against the Night''. In a fantasy world inspired by Ancient Rome, the story follows a girl named Laia spying for rebels against the reigning empire in exchange for their help in rescuing her captive brother; and a boy named Elias struggling to free himself from being an enforcer of a tyrannical regime. The novel is narrated in the first-person, alternating between the points of view of Laia and Elias. The book was a ''New York Times'', ''USA Today'' and international bestseller. International translation rights have been sold in 30 countries as of October 2015. Plot A Scholar girl by the name of Laia lives in the Martial Empire with her grandparents and brother Darin in the city of Serra. Their existence is a grueling one as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leia (other)
Princess Leia is a fictional character of ''Star Wars''. Leia may also refer to: People *Leia Dongue (born 1991), Mozambican basketball player *Léia Scheinvar (born 1954), Brazilian-Mexican botanist *Léia Silva (born 1985), Brazilian volleyball player * Leia Meow (born 1976), professional wrestling valet * Peter de Leia (died 1198), Welsh bishop * Leia (Degrassi), fictional character from a Canadian TV series * Leia Rolando, character in the ''Tales of Xillia'' video games Other uses * LEIA Inc, a Silicon Valley startup company developing an interactive holographic display for mobile devices * ''Leia'' (fly), a genus of fungus gnats *'' Eilema leia'', a moth of the family Erebidae See also * Leya (other) * Lea (other) Lea or LEA may refer to: Places Australia * Lea River, Tasmania, Australia * Lake Lea, Tasmania, from which the Lea River flows * RAAF Base Learmonth, IATA airport code "LEA" England * Lea, Cheshire, a civil parish * Lea, Derbyshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laya (other)
Laya or Layah may refer to: People * Laya (surname), a Chinese Indonesian surname * Laya Francis (born 1963), former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India * Laya Raki (born 1927), former dancer and film actress popular in Germany in the 1950s and early 1960s * Layah (singer) (born 1989), Ukrainian singer * The Layap people of the Himalayas * Jean-Louis Laya (1761–1833), dramatist Places * Laya, Bhutan, a town in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan * Laya, Guinea, a village in the Forécariah Prefecture in the Kindia Region of Guinea * Layah, Iran, a village in Gilan Province, Iran * Layyah, a city in Punjab province, Pakistan Other uses * ''Laya'', a term for tempo in Indian classical music * ''Heteropoda venatoria'', a spider of family Sparassidaeknown, known as ''laya'' in some places * Laia (tool), a farming implement known in Spanish as ''laya'' * Laya Healthcare, a health insurance company in Ireland * ''Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh ''Laya, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
