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tlanelhuayotiliztli.

Headword: 
tlanelhuayotiliztli.
Principal English Translation: 

the foundation or the instigator of something (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
tɬɑnelwɑjoːtiːlistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

tlanelhuayotiliztli. fundamento o principiador de algo.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 127v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.