bajo

See also: bajó and bájo

Hausa

Noun

bājṑ m (possessed form bājòn)

1. badge

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.jɔ/

Noun

bajo f

1. vocative singular of baja

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• baxo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaxo/ [ˈba.xo]

• Audio (Latin America):

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Etymology 1

From Late Latin bassus. Cognate with English base and bass.

Adjective

bajo (feminine baja, masculine plural bajos, feminine plural bajas)

1. short (of little height)

   Antonym: alto

2. low, ground (situated close to the ground)

   Antonym: alto

3. low, bottom, poor (not high in status, amount or quality)

   Antonym: alto

4. (music) bass
5. base, mean, low, despicable

   Synonym: vil

Derived terms

• altibajo
• bajísimo
• bajito
• bajo cuerda
• bajo manga
• bajo sajón
• bajorrelieve
• clase baja
• en voz baja
• Países Bajos

 

Adverb

bajo

1. low
2. down (location)
3. down, quietly, softly (volume)

Noun

bajo m (plural bajos)

1. (music) bass (sound, voice or instrument)

Derived terms

• bajista
• bajo sexto

Preposition

bajo

1. under (in both literal and figurative senses)

   Synonym: debajo de

Related terms

• baja
• bajada
• bajar
• bajón
• debajo

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: baho

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bajo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of bajar.

External links

• “bajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014