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iyahua.

Headword: 
iyahua.
Principal English Translation: 

to offer oneself in sacrifice to God; or, to offer something to the deities/divinities; or, to burn incense as an offering

Orthographic Variants: 
iyaua, yaua, yahua
IPAspelling: 
ijɑwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

iyaua. nin. (pret. oniniyauh.) ofrecerse alguno en sacrificio a dios.
iyaua. nitla. (pret. onitlayyauh.) ofrecer algo desta manera, o incensar.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 36v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Fire, Tobacco, Incense
Religion (Indigenous Christianty)
Religion (Indigenous)