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matel.

Headword: 
matel.
Principal English Translation: 

an optative or imperative indicator, let it be done

IPAspelling: 
mɑːteːl
Alonso de Molina: 

matel. osi de optatiuo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 52v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.