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yeltia.

Headword: 
yeltia.
Principal English Translation: 

to make someone run away, or to make them diligent and helpful;
to flee (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
jeltiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

yeltia. nite. (pret. oniteyelti.) hazer huyr a otro, o hazerle diligente y solicito.
yeltia. nino. (pret. oninoyelti.) echar a huyr.
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.