Baikal

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /baɪˈkæl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌbaɪˈkɑːl/ Rhymes: -æl === Proper noun === Baikal A large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia. Baikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage) ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Khövsgöl Nuur ("younger sister" of Baikal) === References === == Finnish == === Etymology === From Russian Байка́л (Bajkál). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑi̯kɑl/, [ˈbɑ̝i̯kɑ̝l] Rhymes: -ɑikɑl Syllabification(key): Bai‧kal Hyphenation(key): Bai‧kal === Proper noun === Baikal Baikal (lake) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw === Proper noun === Baikal m alternative spelling of Baical