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tepozmina.

Headword: 
tepozmina.
Principal English Translation: 

to hammer something, to drive a nail, or to lock something

Orthographic Variants: 
tepuzmina
Alonso de Molina: 

tepuzmina. nitla. (pret. onitlatepuzmin.) clauar alguna cosa, o enclauar algo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 104r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Metals, Mining