tarya

Possibly borrowed from Cebuano tarya, from Spanish tarea (“assignment; designation; task”). Compare Waray-Waray tariya.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /taɾˈja/ [t̪ɐɾˈja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: tar‧ya

taryá (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜇ᜔ᜌ) (colloquial)

1. portion or bundle of items taken from a larger whole (usually for packaging or distribution)

• tarja, targa — Western Tarifit

Possibly from Latin rigo (“to lead, to irrigate”).

Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⴰⵔⴳⴰ (targa), Tashelhit targa, Tachawit targa, Senhaja De Srair tarwa, targa, terga.

tarya f (plural taryiwin or tiryiwin, Tifinagh spelling ⵜⴰⵔⵢⴰ)

1. irrigation ditch
2. (agriculture) furrow, channel (small trench cut in the soil)