xip-.

Headword: 
xip-.
Principal English Translation: 

This is an element in numerous compounds and derivations and refers to peeling, flaying, shaving, etc. (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
xīp-
IPAspelling: 
ʃiːp
Frances Karttunen: 

*XĪP- This is an element in numerous compounds and derivations and refers to peeling, flaying, shaving, etc. It appears to have a variant form *XĪ- in some words.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 325.