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mictihuechiliztli.

Headword: 
mictihuechiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the death of one who has fallen from a high place or a high status (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
mictiuechiliztli
IPAspelling: 
miktiwetʃilistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

mictiuechiliztli. muerte del que cae muerto de lugar alto, o del que cae desu estado.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 56r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Death