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matel iuhqui.

Headword: 
matel iuhqui.
Principal English Translation: 

let it be whatever, let it be whichever way (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ma tel iuhqui, mateliuhqui
Alonso de Molina: 

matel iuhqui. sea como fuere, o sea tal qual fuere.
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.

See also: 
matelihui.