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ngjy'e·n I§ vt 1 to dip [ ] in liquid 2 to dye 3 to change the color of [ ]: color, paint II§ vi [Fig Colloq] to grease palms; fix things up, arrange matters • e ngjye·n (bukën) në dhallë "soak (bread) in buttermilk" to be very poor: be down to eating nothing but beans • e ngjye·n turpin me bukë "dip one's bread in shame" 1 to eat crow 2 to sell one's soul to the devil ngjy'e|r adj (i) colored by immersion in a liquid: dyed ngjy'er|je nf ger < ngjy'e·n, ngjy'·het