C / CH

Letter C/CH: Displaying 4581 - 4600 of 5744
kwɑːtɬɑkwɑːwɑk
Orthographic Variants: 
cuātlacuāhuac

hardheaded (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
quatlaueliloc, quatlahueliloc
Orthographic Variants: 
Quatlauiçe, Quatlauice, Quatlahuice

a Chichimec ruler of Huexotla (Huejutla) (see the Florentine Codex)

bow-head (as in bow and arrow), a metaphor for someone with crazy ideas (see attestations)

for a parent to speak seriously with a child or other person who has done s.t. wrong.
# una persona regaña a su hijo y otra persona cuando hace una cosa y no esta bien. “cuando era chiquito (a) le pegue con un palo a Oscar, y su mamá me aconsejo mucho”.
during a dance, a man hugs and lifts into the air the woman whom he wishes to wed, and she cannot object.
A. nic. en un baile, una persona varón alza a una mujer que, ya se quiere casar con ella. “Martín cunado se casó, nadamás alzó a su mujer y la trajo a su casa”. B. alzar.
Orthographic Variants: 
quatlalhuayotl

the veins and nerves from the head (see Molina)

intelligent person who is easily understood.
# ni. Es muy inteligente una persona porque se entiende muy bien todo lo que él dice. “Adrián es muy inteligente porque aunque es chiquito hace muchas cosas buenas”.
Orthographic Variants: 
quatlapachiuhcayotl

a bonnet or scarf to cover the head (see Molina)

kwɑːtɬɑpɑːnɑ
Orthographic Variants: 
cuātlapāna

for one’s head to break, be crushed; to smash, crush someone’s head (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
quatlapana

to break one's head; or, to break the head of another person (transitive)

Orthographic Variants: 
quatlapanca

the joints of the skull (see Molina)

a flat structure of wood slats used as a bed; to remove the husks from beans; or, to store and dry grains
kwɑːtɬɑpetʃtɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
cuātlapechtli

pillow (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
quatlapoa
Orthographic Variants: 
quatlapolhuia
kwɑːtɬɑpoloːlistɬi
Orthographic Variants: 
cuātlapolōliztli

madness, confusion (see Karttunen)

kwɑːtɬɑpoloːltiɑː
Orthographic Variants: 
cuātlapolōltiā

to be stunned, confused (see Karttunen)