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C / CH

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to pull branches off trees for firewood.
# ni. Persona que corta la rama de un árbol atorado en un monte y empieza a jalarlo con la mano. “Eduardo corta y jala la rama de un cedro atrás de mi casa porque está muy monte”.
Orthographic Variants: 
quamatlatia

to put on a hairnet or a knit cap (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quamatlatl

a hairnet or a knit cap (see Molina)

kwɑːmɑːtɬɑtɬ
Orthographic Variants: 
cuāmātlatl

hairnet, cap, bonnet (see Karttunen)

forked.
# Un árbol que se a separado en un dos ramas. “Tomas quiere un palo que esté divido en dos en la punta para cortar naranja”.
Orthographic Variants: 
quamecatlatla

for one's forehead to hurt as a result of carrying a load by means of a tumpline (mecapalli)

kwɑːmelɑːwɑ
Orthographic Variants: 
cuāmelāhua

to straighten, raise the head; to brush someone’s hair (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
quametlapil

a man with a long head (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quametlapiltic

a man with a long head (see Molina)

to separate one’s legs.
# ni. Una persona abre sus piernas o su pie. “Julio se resbaló cuando jugaba y abrió grande sus piernas”.

a wild cat that resembles a lion
A. Wimmer, citing Clavijero 1780; see the Gran Diccionario Náhuatl, https://gdn.iib.unam.mx/diccionario/cuamiztli/46430. Translation to English here by Stephanie Wood.

Orthographic Variants: 
quammaitl aquiloni

a cutting of a tree, meant for planting (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quammaitl

a branch of a tree (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quammatequi

to prune vines or trees (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quammatequiliztli

pruning season or a pruning or plant-cutting implement (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quammatequini

one who prunes vines or trees (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
quammati

to get very angry, said of someone who has just been condemned(see Molina)