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tonaltzatzilia.

Headword: 
tonaltzatzilia.
Principal English Translation: 

to call down harm on the head of an enemy, mentioning him by name (see Krattunen)

Orthographic Variants: 
tōnaltzahtziliā
IPAspelling: 
toːnɑltsɑhtsiliɑː
Frances Karttunen: 

TŌNALTZAHTZILIĀ vt to call down harm on the head of an enemy, mentioning him by name / nombra a la persona a quien quiere hacer maldad (T) [(3)Tp.213]. See TŌNAL-LI, TZAHTZI.

TŌNALTZAHTZILILIĀ applic. TŌNALTZAHTZILIĀ.

TŌNALTZAHTZILĪLŌ nonact. TŌNALTZAHTZILIĀ.
Frances Karttunen, An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), 246.