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ɑjoihtʃiki

for a barber to shave one's head completely (see Molina)

ɑːjoːlwɑːstɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
aolhuaztli

a water well (see Molina and attestations)

a person with little energy (Molina literally refers to a "man")

Orthographic Variants: 
ayullo

unrefined, rude (see Molina); ignorant, useless, brutish, without talent (see Siméon)

ɑːjoːllohko

a gulf of the sea

a violet-colored hummingbird (see Hunn, attestations)

ɑːjohpɑlli
Orthographic Variants: 
ayupalli

a color between purple and orange (see Molina); perhaps auburn (see attestations)

Orthographic Variants: 
ayopalteuilotl

amethyst, quartz, precious stone (see Molina)

to wring water from wet clothing.
# exprimir. nic. persona exprime su ropa y le quita agua. “cuando lavo cobijas no los exprimo porque estas muy gruesas.”
Orthographic Variants: 
ayoppa in tlacatiua, ayoppa in piltiua

not to be born again; after death, to have no way of coming back to life in this world (see Molina)

never again (see Molina)

ɑyohkilitɬ

squash greens (see Karttunen)

to squeeze juice from plants; get water off something that has become wet; or drain the liquid off a stew (see Molina)

for liquid to come out of wet corn dough, ripe fruit, or a wound.
#escurrir. Persona, animal salvaje, animal domestico y cosas que están mojadas donde esta o donde esta parado. “cuando mi mama lava antes lo pone la en la piedra porque quiere que se escurra poquito para no levantarlo pesado.”
ɑːjoːtɑpɑlkɑtɬ

turtle shell, tortoise shell (see Molina)

ɑːjohtektɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
aiutectli

a calabash cup, a gourd drinking vessel (see attestations)

for water to drip from s.o, an animal or s.t. wet.
#escurrir. ni. persona, animal salvaje, animal domestico y cosas que están mojados sale el agua y va al suelo. “el hermano de Jorge cuando terminaba de bañarse antes se deja que se acabe de escurrir para cambiarse.”

"There is a wild tree, not very tall, that is called ayotentli."
Digital Florentine Codex, Book 11, Folio 115 recto.

"It is chili-red."
Digital Florentine Codex, Book 11, Folio 115 recto.

ɑːjohtetɬ

squash or melon (see Molina)

ɑːyoːtiɑː

to make something wet, to irrigate, to sprinkle water on something (see Molina and Karttunen)