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aixtlahua.

Headword: 
aixtlahua.
Principal English Translation: 

for the woman's hair to circle her head and be orderly

Orthographic Variants: 
aixtlaua
IPAspelling: 
ɑiʃtɬɑːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

aixtlaua. nin. pret. oninaxtlauh
rodear la muger los cabellos ala cabeza componiendose
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 4r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Appearance
Cleanliness, Orderliness (or lack of)
Women, Men, Gender