C / CH

A | B | C/CH | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | X | Y | Z
Letter C/CH: Displaying 1301 - 1320 of 5780

cemixcahuia.

semiːʃkɑːwiɑ
Orthographic Variants: 
cemixcauia

to be busy and to focus on just one thing

See full entry.

cemixcolli.

semiːʃkolli

a spoonful of something (see Molina)

See full entry.

Cemixehqueh.

Orthographic Variants: 
Cemīxehqueh

One-face-owners; and each owner has one face; in the Treatise, a ritual name for human fingers

(Atenango, between Mexico City and Acapulco, 1629)
Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón, Treatise on the Heathen Superstitions That Today Live Among the Indians Native to This New Spain, 1629, eds. and transl. J. Richard Andrews and Ross Hassig (Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984), 221.

See full entry.

cemixmaniliztli.

a level field of equal and flat things

See full entry.

cemixmanqui.

something flat and even, such as a board or the ground

See full entry.

cemixnahuatia.

semiːʃnɑːwɑtiɑ
Orthographic Variants: 
cemixnauatia

to strongly propose something (see Molina)

See full entry.

cemixnahuatitiuh.

semiːʃnɑːwɑtihtiw
Orthographic Variants: 
cemixnauatitiuh

to say goodbye in order to go away and never come back

See full entry.

cemixtia.

semiːʃtiɑ

to even things that are flat, such as boards or the ground

See full entry.

cemixtlapalli.

semiːʃtɬɑpɑlli

a load of wood (to be carried by a human carrier)

See full entry.

cemixtlihuic.

Orthographic Variants: 
cemixtliuic

to even things that are flat, such as boards or the ground

See full entry.

cemiztetl.

semistetɬ

the distance from the extremity of the thumb to the index finger (see Molina)

See full entry.

cemiztitl.

semistitɬ

the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the index finger (a measure); literally, one fingernail length (but it is really longer if the fingers are spread apart)

See full entry.

cēmmaca.

1. to give every last bit of s.t. to s.o. 2. to engross oneself in a task and carry it out to its completion.
See full entry.

cēmmacatoc.

See CĒMMACA.
See full entry.

cemmacpalli.

the width of the palm of the hand, which is identical to the length of the index finger

Víctor M. Castillo F., "Unidades nahuas de medida," Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl 10 (1972), 220.

See full entry.

cemmactia.

semmɑːktiɑː
Orthographic Variants: 
cemmāctiā

to hand something over (see Karttunen)

See full entry.

cemmalacatentli.

semmɑlɑkɑtentɬi

a portion of linen, wool, or the like that has been spun and that fits on the spindle; or a spool of thread

See full entry.

cemmalacatl.

semmɑlɑkɑtɬ

a bobbin; or, a spindle full of yarn

See full entry.

cemmama.

semmɑːmɑ

to pay for the sins of others

See full entry.

cemman yan.

all in all; or, ultimately (an adverb)

See full entry.