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tizatl ihuitl nicchihua.

Headword: 
tizatl ihuitl nicchihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to give another person good counsel and advice, or to provide a good example (a metaphor; see Molina); literally, I make chalk, feathers

Orthographic Variants: 
tizatl iuitl nicchiua
Alonso de Molina: 

tizatl iuitl nicchiua. (pret. tizatl iuitl onicchiuh.) dar a otro buen consejo y auiso, o dar buen exemplo. metaphora.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 113r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Feathers
Metaphors, Proverbs, Riddles