Paya
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Paya may refer to:
- Paya Indians - a tribe in Honduras that speaks the Paya languagePaya languagePaya or Pech is a Chibchan language spoken in Honduras. According to Ethnologue there were only 990 speakers in 1993. It is also known as Seco or Bayano. Specifically, it is spoken near the...
. - Sri paya, a spicy meat stew native to Pakistan and North India
- Paya JarasPaya JarasPaya Jaras is a state constituency in Malaysia, providing a seat in the Selangor State Assembly. It has a population of nearly 70,000. The population comprises 60% Malays, 30% Chinese and 10% Indians...
- a state constituency in Malaysia. - Paya, Dominican Republic, a municipal district of the BaníBaníBaní is a capital town of the Peravia Province, Dominican Republic. It is the commercial and manufacturing center in a region producing bananas and coffee.- Overview :...
municipality - Paya, India, a town in Arunachal PradeshArunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
state of India - Paya is a character from the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. She is a substitute child figure for Lee Adama to attempt to father.
- Paya is an Yautja God, from the AVP series released by Dark Horse Comics.
- Paya, Burmese for stupaStupaA stupa is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship....
or pagodaPagodaA pagoda is the general term in the English language for a tiered tower with multiple eaves common in Nepal, India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and other parts of Asia. Some pagodas are used as Taoist houses of worship. Most pagodas were built to have a religious function, most commonly Buddhist,...
, also meaning 'God' - The surname Payá, for instance Oswaldo PayáOswaldo PayáOswaldo Payá Sardiñas is a political activist in Cuba and is considered that country's most prominent political dissident. He received the Sakharov Prize in 2002...
, a Cuban politician.