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tlahuitolchiuhqui.

Headword: 
tlahuitolchiuhqui.
Principal English Translation: 

one who makes bows for shooting arrows, or one who makes crossbows (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlauitolchiuhqui
IPAspelling: 
tɬɑwiːtoːltʃiːwki
Alonso de Molina: 

tlauitolchiuhqui. el que haze arcos para tirar, o ballestas.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 145r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Occupations, Responsibilities
Weapons, Shields, Heraldry