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cuechaquia.

Headword: 
cuechaquia.
Principal English Translation: 

to twist, sprain a body part (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
cuechaquiā
IPAspelling: 
kwetʃɑkiɑː
Frances Karttunen: 

CUECHAQUIĀ vrefl,vt to twist, sprain a body part / se tuerce (mano, pie, etc.) (T), le lastima el pie (al otro) (T for (I)CXICUECHAQUIĀ) This is abundantly attested, but only in T.

CUECHAQUILIĀ applic. CUECHAQUIĀ

CUECHAQUĪLŌ nonact. CUECHAQUIĀ
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 67.