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anel nicchihua.

Headword: 
anel nicchihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to do something without putting effort into it, without enthusiasm, reluctantly (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
anel nicchiua
Alonso de Molina: 

anel nicchiua. (pret. anel onicchiuh.) hazer algo de mala gana.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 6r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Attestations from sources in English: 

Example is given in the first person.

themes: 
Behavior, Personality