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baxh|axhi' nm (np ~nj) [Hist] municipal sales tax collector ba'xhë nf 1 attic; trap door into the attic 2 dormer window; skylight; smokehole in roof 3 = frëngji' 4 (Hist) during the Turkish occupation, a municipal tax; in later times, a sales tax • baxhë e tunelit tunnel hatchway baxhi' nf (Old) 1 [Colloq] respectful appelation for an old woman 2 among Moslems, an old woman who washes female corpses • [ ] laftë baxhia [Curse] "May the old woman wash [ ]!" I hope [ ] drops dead!