Байгал

See also: байгал and байҕал

Buryat
Байгал далайн спутникова фото-зураг.

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology; possibly from Turkic *bāj-gȫl (‘rich lake’). Compare also Yakut байҕал (bayğal, “sea, ocean”) and Dolgan байгал (baygal, “sea, ocean”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛː.ɢal/, [bɛ͡e̞.ʁɐl]

Proper noun

Байгал • (Bajgal)

  1. Baikal (world’s largest freshwater lake by volume)
    Байгал далайда 336 мүрэн гол шудхан ородог бии.
    Bajgal dalajda 336 müren gol šudxan orodog bii.
    There are 336 rivers flowing into Lake Baikal.

See also
  • Ойхон (Ojxon, “Olkhon Island”)
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