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ye mictiuh in metztli.

Headword: 
ye mictiuh in metztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the waning moon (literally, already dying) (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ye mictiuh ym metztli
Alonso de Molina: 

ye mictiuh ym metztli. menguante de luna.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 35v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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