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eltepinia.

Headword: 
eltepinia.
Principal English Translation: 

to hurt oneself; or, to hit oneself on the chest (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
eːltepiːniɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

eltepinia. nin. (pret. onineltepini.) herirse odarse golpes en los pechos.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 29r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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