Baikal
/baɪˈkæl/US/ˌbaɪˈkɑːl/
Baikal proper noun: a large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
Proper noun
Baikal
- 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...[1767, Annual register, or a view of the history and politics and literature for the year, page 38, column 2
- Of the Mongall Tartars.
- Baikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage)
- Synonyms:
- Lake Baikal, North Sea
Baikal meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Baikal in Hindi
- a large lake in Russia
- बैकाल baikāl, बयकाल झील baykāl jhīl
Baikal in Tamil
- a large lake in Russia
- பைக்கால் ஏரி paikkāl ēri
Baikal in Marathi
- a large lake in Russia
- बैकाल सरोवर baikāl sarovar
Baikal in Bengali
- a large lake in Russia
- বৈকাল হ্রদ bōikal hrod
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- Baikal in Telugu
- బైకలు baikalu, బైకల్ సరస్సు baikal sarassu
- Baikal in Malayalam
- ബൈകാൽ baikāl, ബൈകാൽ തടാകം baikāl taṭākaṁ
- Baikal in Kannada
- ಬೈಕಲ್ ಸರೋವರ baikal sarōvara
- Baikal in Punjabi
- ਬਾਈਕਾਲ ਝੀਲ bāīkāl jhīl
- Baikal in Tagalog
- Lawa ng Baikal
- Baikal in Arabic
- بَايْكَال baykāl, بُحَيْرَة بَايْكَال
- Baikal in Malay
- Tasik Baikal
- Baikal in Indonesian
- Danau Baikal
- Baikal in Persian
- دریاچه بایکال daryâče-ye bâykâl
- Baikal in Thai
- ทะเลสาบไบคาล tá-lee-sàap bai-kaal
- Baikal in Vietnamese
- hồ Baikal, hồ Bai-can
- Baikal in Myanmar
- ဘိုင်ကယ်အိုင် bhuingkaiuing
Synonyms of Baikal
Origin of Baikal
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.
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Phrases with Baikal
Words that rhyme with Baikal
Questions about Baikal
- What does Baikal mean?
- Baikal means a large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
- What is Baikal in Hindi?
- Baikal in Hindi is बैकाल (baikāl), बयकाल झील (baykāl jhīl). See Baikal meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Baikal?
- Baikal is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Baikal?
- Baikal is pronounced /baɪˈkæl/ (UK).
Words near Baikal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Baikal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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