Meanings
- A large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
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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)
Synonyms: Lake Baikal, North Sea
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounBaikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage)
Origin
- buaБайгал нуур“Lake Baikal”
- RussianБайка́л“Baikal”
- EnglishBaikal
From Russian Байка́л (Bajkál, “Baikal”), from Buryat Байгал нуур (Baigal 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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Baikalmeer
- Baikalmeera large lake in Russia
Arabic بَايْكَال, بُحَيْرَة بَايْكَال
- بَايْكَال (baykāl)a large lake in Russia
- بُحَيْرَة بَايْكَالa large lake in Russia
Basque Baikal
- Baikala large lake in Russia
Bengali বৈকাল হ্রদ
- বৈকাল হ্রদ (bōikal hrod)a large lake in Russia
Bulgarian Байка́л
- Байка́л (Bajkál)a large lake in Russia
Catalan Baikal
- Baikala large lake in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 貝加爾湖 /贝加尔湖
- 貝加爾湖 /贝加尔湖 (Bèijiā'ěr Hú)a large lake in Russia
Czech Bajkal
- Bajkala large lake in Russia
Danish Bajkalsøen
- Bajkalsøena large lake in Russia
Dutch Baikalmeer, Bajkalmeer
- Baikalmeera large lake in Russia
- Bajkalmeera large lake in Russia
Esperanto Bajkalo
- Bajkaloa large lake in Russia
Estonian Baikali järv, Baikal
- Baikali järva large lake in Russia
- Baikala large lake in Russia
Finnish Baikaljärvi, Baikal
- Baikaljärvia large lake in Russia
- Baikala large lake in Russia
French Baïkal, lac Baïkal
- Baïkala large lake in Russia
- lac Baïkala large lake in Russia
German Baikalsee, Baikal
- Baikalseea large lake in Russia
- Baikala large lake in Russia
Greek Βαϊκάλη
- Βαϊκάλη (Vaïkáli)a large lake in Russia
Hebrew ימת באיקל
- ימת באיקל (yamát báykal)a large lake in Russia
Hindi बैकाल, बयकाल झील
- बैकाल (baikāl)a large lake in Russia
- बयकाल झील (baykāl jhīl)a large lake in Russia
Hungarian Bajkál, Bajkál-tó
- Bajkála large lake in Russia
- Bajkál-tóa large lake in Russia
Icelandic Bajkalvatn
- Bajkalvatna large lake in Russia
Indonesian Danau Baikal
- Danau Baikala large lake in Russia
Irish Loch Baikal
- Loch Baikala large lake in Russia
Italian lago Bajkal, Bajkal
- lago Bajkala large lake in Russia
- Bajkala large lake in Russia
Japanese バイカル
- バイカル (Baikaru)a large lake in Russia
Korean 바이칼, 바이깔
- 바이칼 (Baikal)a large lake in Russia
- 바이깔 (Baikkal)a large lake in Russia
Latvian Baikāls
- Baikālsa large lake in Russia
Lithuanian Baikalo ežeras, Baikalas
- Baikalo ežerasa large lake in Russia
- Baikalasa large lake in Russia
Malay Tasik Baikal
- Tasik Baikala large lake in Russia
Norwegian Bokmål Bajkalsjøen
- Bajkalsjøena large lake in Russia
Persian دریاچه بایکال
- دریاچه بایکال (daryâče-ye bâykâl)a large lake in Russia
Polish Bajkał
- Bajkała large lake in Russia
Portuguese Baikal, Baical
- Baikala large lake in Russia
- Baicala large lake in Russia
- Lago Baikala large lake in Russia
- Lago Baicala large lake in Russia
Punjabi ਬਾਈਕਾਲ ਝੀਲ
- ਬਾਈਕਾਲ ਝੀਲ (bāīkāl jhīl)a large lake in Russia
Romanian Baikal, Lacul Baikal
- Baikala large lake in Russia
- Lacul Baikala large lake in Russia
Russian Байка́л
- Байка́л (Bajkál)a large lake in Russia
Slovak Bajkal, Bajkalské jazero
- Bajkala large lake in Russia
- Bajkalské jazeroa large lake in Russia
Spanish lago Baikal, Baikal
- lago Baikala large lake in Russia
- Baikala large lake in Russia
Swedish Bajkalsjön
- Bajkalsjöna large lake in Russia
Tagalog Lawa ng Baikal
- Lawa ng Baikala large lake in Russia
Tamil பைக்கால் ஏரி
- பைக்கால் ஏரி (paikkāl ēri)a large lake in Russia
Thai ทะเลสาบไบคาล
- ทะเลสาบไบคาล (tá-lee-sàap bai-kaal)a large lake in Russia
Turkish Baykal, Baykal gölü
- Baykala large lake in Russia
- Baykal gölüa large lake in Russia
Ukrainian Байка́л
- Байка́л (Bajkál)a large lake in Russia
Vietnamese hồ Baikal, hồ Bai-can
- hồ Baikala large lake in Russia
- hồ Bai-cana large lake in Russia
Welsh Llyn Baikal
- Llyn Baikala large lake in Russia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Baikal
Cite this entry
Baikal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baikal
“Baikal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baikal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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