Байгал
See also: байгал and байҕал
Buryat
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)
- 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”)