Baikal en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /baɪˈkæl/ (UK)
- /ˌbaɪˈkɑːl/ (US)
Etymology
From Russian Байка́л (Bajkál, “Baikal”), from Buryat Байгал нуур (Bajgal nuur, “Lake Baikal”), perhaps ultimately from the Turkic *bāy (“rich”), and *köl, *kȫl (“lake”), with reference to the abundance of high-quality salmon in the lake. The Turkic origin is rejected by Vasmer. Native Mongolic origins have also been proposed.
Meanings
-
A large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
Of the Mongall Tartars. The Mongalls are a numerous people, and occupy a large extent of country, from this place to the Kallgan, which ſignifies the everlaſting Wall, or the great wall of China. From this wall they ſtretch themſelves northward as far as the river Amoor; and from the Amoor, weſtward, to the Baykail ſea ; where they border with the territories of the Kontayſha, or prince of the black Kalmucks. On the fouth, they are bounded by a nation called Tonguts, among whom the Delay Lama has his residence.
[1767, Annual register, or a view of the history and politics and literature for the year, page 38, column 2:
- Baikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage)
Deriveds
Baikal oilfish · Baikalian · Baikal Mountains · Baikal seal · Baikalia · Transbaikal
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (103)
bua Байгал нуур (a large lake in Russia) · it lago Bajkal (a large lake in Russia) · ml ബൈകാൽ (a large lake in Russia) · be Байка́л (a large lake in Russia) · my ဘိုင်ကယ်အိုင် (a large lake in Russia) · fi Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · bg Байка́л (a large lake in Russia) · he ימת באיקל (a large lake in Russia) · ta பைக்கால் ஏரி (a large lake in Russia) · uk Байка́л (a large lake in Russia) · ms Tasik Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · da Bajkalsøen (a large lake in Russia) · nl Baikalmeer (a large lake in Russia) · eo Bajkalo (a large lake in Russia) · is Bajkalvatn (a large lake in Russia) · tr Baykal gölü (a large lake in Russia) · kmr Baykal (a large lake in Russia) · mnc ᠪᠠᡳ᠌ᡥᠠᠯ (a large lake in Russia) · ro Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · az Baygöl (a large lake in Russia) · de Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · az Baykal (a large lake in Russia) · af Baikalmeer (a large lake in Russia) · fa دریاچه بایکال (a large lake in Russia) · pt Lago Baical (a large lake in Russia) · pl Bajkał (a large lake in Russia) · ca Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · hy Բայկալ (a large lake in Russia) · cy Llyn Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · sq Liqeni i Bajkalit (a large lake in Russia) · bn বৈকাল হ্রদ (a large lake in Russia) · hi बयकाल झील (a large lake in Russia) · ro Lacul Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · sah Баай күөл (a large lake in Russia) · fy Baikalmar (a large lake in Russia) · ar بَايْكَال (a large lake in Russia) · sk Bajkalské jazero (a large lake in Russia) · cmn 貝加爾湖 /贝加尔湖 (a large lake in Russia) · ug بايقال كۆلى (a large lake in Russia) · nl Bajkalmeer (a large lake in Russia) · ug بايقال (a large lake in Russia) · ga Loch Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · ml ബൈകാൽ തടാകം (a large lake in Russia) · th ทะเลสาบไบคาล (a large lake in Russia) · hi बैकाल (a large lake in Russia) · pa ਬਾਈਕਾਲ ਝੀਲ (a large lake in Russia) · jv Tlaga Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · de Baikalsee (a large lake in Russia) · tl Lawa ng Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · tk Baýkal (a large lake in Russia) · lt Baikalas (a large lake in Russia) · nn Bajkalsjøen (a large lake in Russia) · id Danau Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · ka ბაიკალი (a large lake in Russia) · br Lenn Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · mn Байгал нуур (a large lake in Russia) · hu Bajkál (a large lake in Russia) · et Baikali järv (a large lake in Russia) · es Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · ja バイカル (a large lake in Russia) · km បឹងបៃកាល់ (a large lake in Russia) · sk Bajkal (a large lake in Russia) · mk Бајка́л (a large lake in Russia) · te బైకలు (a large lake in Russia) · es lago Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · nb Bajkalsjøen (a large lake in Russia) · cs Bajkal (a large lake in Russia) · ko 바이칼 (a large lake in Russia) · kn ಬೈಕಲ್ ಸರೋವರ (a large lake in Russia) · fr lac Baïkal (a large lake in Russia) · dlg Баай күөл (a large lake in Russia) · el Βαϊκάλη (a large lake in Russia) · ar بُحَيْرَة بَايْكَال (a large lake in Russia) · vi hồ Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · tg Байкал (a large lake in Russia) · ru Байка́л (a large lake in Russia) · et Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · hu Bajkál-tó (a large lake in Russia) · pt Baical (a large lake in Russia) · uz Baykal (a large lake in Russia) · sh Bajkal (a large lake in Russia) · gl lago Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · fr Baïkal (a large lake in Russia) · kk Байкөл (a large lake in Russia) · tr Baykal (a large lake in Russia) · sv Bajkalsjön (a large lake in Russia) · fi Baikaljärvi (a large lake in Russia) · lt Baikalo ežeras (a large lake in Russia) · pt Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · ky Байкал көлү (a large lake in Russia) · vi hồ Bai-can (a large lake in Russia) · lv Baikāls (a large lake in Russia) · am ባይካል ሐይቅ (a large lake in Russia) · mr बैकाल सरोवर (a large lake in Russia) · eu Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · te బైకల్ సరస్సు (a large lake in Russia) · sh Бајкал (a large lake in Russia) · ko 바이깔 (a large lake in Russia) · sl Bajkalsko jezero (a large lake in Russia) · pt Lago Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · io Baikal (a large lake in Russia) · it Bajkal (a large lake in Russia) · ky Байкал (a large lake in Russia)