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tlacaquini.

Headword: 
tlacaquini.
Principal English Translation: 

a rational person, sensible, wise; or, one who listens and understands (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑkɑkini
Alonso de Molina: 

tlacaquini. persona racional, habil y entendida, o el que oye y entiende.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 115v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

abil persona. yollo. tlacaquini. mozcali. mozcalia ni mimatini.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1555, part 1, Spanish to Nahuatl, f. 1v.

themes: 
Behavior, Personality