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yamanilia.

Headword: 
yamanilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to soften something, or warm it up (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
yamāniliā
IPAspelling: 
yɑmɑːniliɑː
Alonso de Molina: 

yamanilia. nitla. (pret. onitlayamanili.) amollentar algo, o entibiarlo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 30v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

Frances Karttunen: 

YAMĀNILIĀ vrefl,vt for something to soften; to soften something / se ablanda, se suaviza (T), amollentar algo, o entibiarlo (M) [(6)Tp.163,219]. T has YE for YA. applic. YAMĀNIĀ YAMĀNILILIĀ applic. YAMĀNILIĀ. YAMĀNILĪLŌ nonact. YAMĀNILIĀ.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 334.

IDIEZ morfema: 
yamāniliā.
IDIEZ traduc. inglés: 
to soften s.t.
IDIEZ def. náhuatl: 
nic. Macehualli quiquixtilia ichicauhca ce tlamantli ica quentzin atl. “Martin quiyamanilia ixhuaquen ica quentzin atl pampa quinequi ica tlaihilpiz. ”
IDIEZ morfología: 
yamāniya, liā1.
IDIEZ gramática: 
tlach3.
themes: 
Sensory Perception (sound, smell, etc.)