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baja.

casualty, loss

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbaxa/[ˈba.xa]

  1. casualty, loss

    feminine
    Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por ese perdimos la guerra.

  2. drop, fall, reduction

    feminine

  3. sick leave (absence for illness)

    feminine
    No se requiere de los jefes que paguen a sus empleados la baja por enfermedad.

  4. withdrawal, retirement

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Latin bassus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *bassiāre Old Spanish baxar Spanish bajardeverb. Spanish baja Deverbal from bajar.

verb/ˈbaxa/[ˈba.xa]

  1. inflection of bajar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of bajar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βάσις (básis)bor.? Ancient Greek βαθύς (bathús)bor.? Oscanbor.? Celticbor.? Latin bassus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *bassiāre Old Spanish baxar Spanish bajardeverb. Spanish baja Deverbal from bajar.

adj/ˈbaxa/[ˈba.xa]

  1. feminine singular of bajo

    feminine · form-of · singular
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