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cozcateuh quetzalteuh ipan nicmati.

Headword: 
cozcateuh quetzalteuh ipan nicmati.
Principal English Translation: 

to love one's child as though he or she were a jewel or a precious stone (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
cozcateuh quetzalteuh ypan nicmati
Alonso de Molina: 

cozcateuh quetzalteuh ypan nicmati. amar a su hijo, assi como a joya, o piedra preciosa.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 24v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Children, Childhood, Adolescence
Emotions
Jewelry, Adornment, Accouterments