standing on its hind legs (e.g. a horse) (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
meuatiquetzqui
IPAspelling:
mewɑtiketski
Alonso de Molina:
meuatiquetzqui. empinado desta manera. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 55v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.