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noncua tlalia.

Headword: 
noncua tlalia.
Principal English Translation: 

to set aside something that one has selected for oneself; or, to remove something from its place (where it was once in order) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
nonquatlalia, nonqua tlalia, noncuatlalia
Alonso de Molina: 

nonquatlalia. nitla. (pret. onitlanonquatlali.) poner aparte porsi lo que se escoge, o sacar de regla general algo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 73v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Cleanliness, Orderliness (or lack of)