Rig Veda Americanus / Sacred Songs of the Ancient Mexicans, With a Gloss in Nahuatl

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Ma, VI, [1]. 1. Sign of negative, no, not. 2. Sign of imperative. Macaiui, XVII, [3], [4]. From macoa, and i, to drink. Maceualli, VI, [4]. Subjects, servants. Maceuh, XX, [3]. From maceua, to seek for, to obtain. Mach, XIV, [7]. Intensive particle. Machiyotla, II, [6], [7]. For machiotl, sign, example. Macoa, I, [3]; XVII, [3]. To aid, to assist. Macxoyauh, XVIII, [3]. By the Gloss, for ma-xi-yauh, imper. of yauh, to go. Malinalli, XIII, [4]. A broom. Malli, II, [3], [4], [5]. Captive; one taken by hand. Mama, XIV, [11]. To carry a load on the shoulders. Mamalia, XIX, [4]. To penetrate. Mamauia, I, [4]. To frighten, frequentative-causative, from maui, to fear. Maololo, XIV, [12]. From ma-ololo, to cover with the hand. Mati, II, [1]. To know. Matiuia, XIV, [11]. For matihuia, from mati. Matlauacal, VII, [4]. A net-basket. Ma-tonicaya, X, [1]. Let it shine, let it be bright; from tona. Mauia, II, [3], [4], [5]. To give into the hands of, to deliver up. Maui noyol, XIV, [11]. To fear in my heart. Mauiztli, VI, [5], XIII, [5]. An honor (cosa de estima, Molina). A person of honor. Mazatl, IV, [6]. (Doubtful.) Deer; any large wild animal. Mecatla, VI, [2]. For mecatl, cord, rope. Milacatzoa, I, [4]. Mo-ilacatzoa, to twine oneself, as a serpent around a tree; refers to the xiuhcoatl, fire-serpent, of Huitzilopochtli. Mimicha, IV, [8]. Fish, for michin. Mimilcatoc, VI, [2]. Twisted, twined. Miquiyecauiz, XIV, [8]. Compound of miqui, to die, and yecaui, to cease; “to cease dying.” Mitoaya, I, [3]. For mo-itoa-ya, it is said, they said. Mixcoatepetl, XIX, [4]. The mountain or town of Mixcoatl. Mixcoatl, XIII, [5]. A proper name. Mixiui, XII, [1]. To accouch, to bear a child. Mixtecatl, I, [2]. A proper name. The Mixteca lived on the Pacific coast, to the southwest, and were not of Nahuatl lineage. Mixiuiloc, V, [1]. From mixiui, to accouch, to bear a child. Mo-cuiltonoa, VI, [5]. To rejoice or enjoy greatly. Moneçoya, XVIII, [3]. From neçi, to appear. Mo-neuila, XIII, [7]. From eua, to rise up, to come forth. Mo-quetzquetl, III, [1]. For m-oquequetz, frequent. of quetza; to flow forth, to run from and out. A poetic form, not uncommon. Moquichtiuiui, V, [2]. Oquichuia, to suffer manfully. Mo-teca, XIV, [9]. They assemble; impers. from teca, to place oneself, to lie down. Moteua, XV, [4]. Perhaps from itoa, to say, “it is said.” Mo-tlaquechizca, XIII, [2], [3], [4]. Strengthened form of tlaquechia, to rest upon; to bear down upon; to press upon. Mo-tlaqueuia, XI, [2]. To seek people, or to hire them to work injury to others. Mo-tonacayouh, III, [3]. Our flesh; the usual form is tonacayo. Moxayaual, V, [2]. From yaualoa, to wander about. Moxocha, IV, [2], [4]. Probably a compound of moxochitl-cha-yaui, to sow flowers. Mozcaltizqui, IV, [6]. From mo-izcali, to resuscitate, to animate.