a ray, a beam, a bolt of lightning; or, a significant blow or punch (see Molina)
Orthographic Variants:
tlauitequiliztli
IPAspelling:
tɬɑwiːtekilistɬi
Alonso de Molina:
tlauitequiliztli. rayo, o golpe grande. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 145r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.