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tepam machiyotl.

Headword: 
tepam machiyotl.
Principal English Translation: 

a boundary marker, a sign of the limits or boundaries of lands or territories (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tepan machiyotl, tepan machiotl, tepammachiyotl, tepanmachiyotl, tepam machiotl
Alonso de Molina: 

tepam machiotl. mojon, señal de terminos o de lindes.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 101v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.