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nenquiza.

Headword: 
nenquiza.
IPAspelling: 
neːnkiːsɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

nenquiza. (pret. onenquiz.) cosa que se haze en vano, o sin prouecho.
nenquiza. ni. (pret. oninenquiz.) no tener dicha, o trabajar en vano.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 68v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.