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choquiztilia.

Headword: 
choquiztilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to make someone feel pain (about spending money) (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
chōquiztiliā
IPAspelling: 
tʃoːkistiliɑː
Frances Karttunen: 

CHŌQUIZTILIĀ vt to make someone feel pain (about spending money) / le da dolor gastar (T) [(3)Tp.186]. This draws its sense from the T sense of ‘miser’ for the related noun. See CHŌQUIZ-TLI.

CHŌQUIZTILILIĀ applic. CHŌQUIZTILIĀ

CHŌQUIZTILĪLŌ nonact. CHŌQUIZTILIĀ
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 55.

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Health, Sickness, Wellness, Medicine