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zan iuh nicchihua.

Headword: 
zan iuh nicchihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to do or to say something intentionally, or to pass the time

Orthographic Variants: 
zan iuh nicchiua, zaniuh nicchihua, zaniuh nicchihua, çaniuh nicchiua, çan iuh nicchiua, çaniuh nicchihua, çan iuh nicchihua
Alonso de Molina: 

zaniuh nicchiua. (pret. zaniuhonicchiuh.) hazer odezir algo adrede, opor passar tiempo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 14v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.