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tecuinaltia.

Headword: 
tecuinaltia.
Principal English Translation: 

to make a fire burn with flames (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tekwiːnɑltiɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tecuinaltia. nitla. (pret. onitlatecuinalti.) hazer arder y que eche llama el fuego.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 93v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Fire, Tobacco, Incense