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tzomocchihua.

Headword: 
tzomocchihua.
Principal English Translation: 

to do or make something with a lot of work, digging deep for strength within frailty (see Molina)

Orthographic Variants: 
tzomocchiua
IPAspelling: 
tsomoktʃiːwɑ
Alonso de Molina: 

tzomocchiua. nitla. (pret. onitlatzomocchiuh.) hazer algo con mucho trabajo sacando fuerzas de flaqueza.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 153r. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Labor, Work, Labor Concerns