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tlamelahuani.

Headword: 
tlamelahuani.
Principal English Translation: 

one who happens to go past when heading somewhere; or, one who declares or exposes something; or one who straightens what is twisted (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tlamelauani
IPAspelling: 
tɬɑmelɑːwɑni
Alonso de Molina: 

tlamelauani. el que suele passar de largo quando va a alguna parte, o el que declara o expone alguna cosa, o el que endereza lo tuerto.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 126v. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.