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caxahualiztli.

Headword: 
caxahualiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the act of becoming thin; or the thinness of a thin person

Orthographic Variants: 
caxaualiztli
IPAspelling: 
kɑʃɑːwɑlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

caxaualiztli. enflaquecimiento, o flaqueza del que esta flaco.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 13r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.