# Baikal
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /baɪˈkæl/
* (US) IPA: /ˌbaɪˈkɑːl/

### Proper noun

Baikal
* A large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
** [1767, Annual register, or a view of the history and politics and literature for the year‎, page 38, column 2: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.]

#### Synonyms

* Lake Baikal (common form found in English)
* North Sea (from East Asian poetry and fiction)

#### Derived terms

* Baikalia
* Baikalian
* Baikal Mountains
* Baikal seal
* Transbaikal

#### Translations
### See also

* Khövsgöl Nuur ("younger sister" of Baikal)

### References

* ↑ Krech, Shepard (2003) Encyclopedia of World Environmental History: F-N‎, Routledge, page 745
* ↑ Janhunen (1996, 139-41), in: Maria Magdolna Tatár, Köl "lake, flood, source, moor" in Northem Mongolian Hydronyms. Turcological Letters to Bernt Brendemoen, The Institute for Comparative Researchin Human Culture, Oslo 2009. p.329.
* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Байкал”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian Байка́л (Bajkál).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɑi̯kɑl/, [ˈbɑ̝i̯kɑ̝l]
* Rhymes: -ɑikɑl
* Hyphenation: Bai‧kal

### Proper noun

Baikal
* Baikal (lake)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Baikal (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Baikalini
accusative
nom.
Baikalini
gen.
Baikalini
genitive
Baikalini
partitive
Baikaliani
inessive
Baikalissani
elative
Baikalistani
illative
Baikaliini
adessive
Baikalillani
ablative
Baikaliltani
allative
Baikalilleni
essive
Baikalinani
translative
Baikalikseni
abessive
Baikalittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Baikalisi
accusative
nom.
Baikalisi
gen.
Baikalisi
genitive
Baikalisi
partitive
Baikaliasi
inessive
Baikalissasi
elative
Baikalistasi
illative
Baikaliisi
adessive
Baikalillasi
ablative
Baikaliltasi
allative
Baikalillesi
essive
Baikalinasi
translative
Baikaliksesi
abessive
Baikalittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Baikalimme
accusative
nom.
Baikalimme
gen.
Baikalimme
genitive
Baikalimme
partitive
Baikaliamme
inessive
Baikalissamme
elative
Baikalistamme
illative
Baikaliimme
adessive
Baikalillamme
ablative
Baikaliltamme
allative
Baikalillemme
essive
Baikalinamme
translative
Baikaliksemme
abessive
Baikalittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Baikalinne
accusative
nom.
Baikalinne
gen.
Baikalinne
genitive
Baikalinne
partitive
Baikalianne
inessive
Baikalissanne
elative
Baikalistanne
illative
Baikaliinne
adessive
Baikalillanne
ablative
Baikaliltanne
allative
Baikalillenne
essive
Baikalinanne
translative
Baikaliksenne
abessive
Baikalittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Baikalinsa
accusative
nom.
Baikalinsa
gen.
Baikalinsa
genitive
Baikalinsa
partitive
Baikaliaan Baikaliansa
inessive
Baikalissaan Baikalissansa
elative
Baikalistaan Baikalistansa
illative
Baikaliinsa
adessive
Baikalillaan Baikalillansa
ablative
Baikaliltaan Baikaliltansa
allative
Baikalilleen Baikalillensa
essive
Baikalinaan Baikalinansa
translative
Baikalikseen Baikaliksensa
abessive
Baikalittaan Baikalittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* baikalinhylje
* Baikaljärvi

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bajˈkaw/ [baɪ̯ˈkaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /bajˈkal/ [bajˈkaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /bajˈkal/ [bajˈkaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /bajˈka.li/
* Rhymes: -al, -aw

### Proper noun

Baikal m
* Alternative spelling of Baical