a complaint that is before a judge; a lawsuit, dispute, argument (see Molina)
IPAspelling:
netɬɑhtoːlwiːlistɬi
Alonso de Molina:
netlatolhuiliztli. quexa ante juez o pleito. Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 70v. col. 2. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.