something that enlivens and gives understanding to the soul (see Molina)
Alonso de Molina:
teyolizcali. cosa que abiua y da entendimiento al alma. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 95r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.