baikal
/ˌbaɪˈkɑːl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
name
Baikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage)
Example Sentences
- "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."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Байка́л, Байгал нуур, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌbaɪˈkɑːl/
- British English: /baɪˈkæl/