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matzayana.

Headword: 
matzayana.
Principal English Translation: 

to have one's hand cut open or to cut open another person's hand; to divorce, or to divide those who argue (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
matzaiana
IPAspelling: 
mɑːtsɑjɑːnɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

matzayana. nino. (pret. oninomatzayan.) henderseme la mano.
matzayana. nite. (pret. onitematzayan.) hender la mano a otro, hazer diuorcio, o despartir alos que riñen.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 53v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.