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ecahuilia.

Headword: 
ecahuilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to put oneself in the shade (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
ecauilia
IPAspelling: 
ehkɑwiliɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

ecauilia. nin. (pret. oninecauili.) ponerse ala sombra.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 28r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.