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mapilixtli.

Headword: 
mapilixtli.
Principal English Translation: 

the bundle of fingers in the palm of the hand (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
mɑhpiliːʃtɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

mapilixtli. la hazdelos dedos enla palma dela mano.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 52v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

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