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machiyotia.

Headword: 
machiyotia.
Principal English Translation: 

to make a sign upon oneself, as in making the sign of the cross; to make a sign on someone or something or to set an example to (see Karttunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
machiyōtiā
IPAspelling: 
mɑtʃiyoːtiɑː
Frances Karttunen: 

MACHIYŌTIĀ vrefl,vt to make a sing upon oneself, as in making the sign of the cross; to make a sign on someone or something or to set an example to someone / se persigna (T), dar buen ejemplo, incitar a la virtud a alguien (S), confirmar o crismar (M), reglar papel o dibujar algo (M) [(3)Tp.150, (2)ZP.97, 170]. T has E for I in the second syllable. One of Z’s two attestations has the vowel of the second syllable marked long. See MACHIYŌ-TL.

MACHIYŌTĪLŌ nonact. MACHIYŌTIĀ
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 128.