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ixcahualtia.

Headword: 
ixcahualtia.
Principal English Translation: 

to impede any good result or benefit for someone; or to lose something due to negligence (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ixcaualtia
IPAspelling: 
iːʃkɑːwɑltiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ixcaualtia. nitetla. (pret. onitetlaixcaualti.) impedir algun bien o prouecho de alguno.
ixcaualtia. nicn. (pret. onicnixcaualti.) perder algo por su culpa y negligencia.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 44v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.