# Baikal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /baɪˈkæl/ · frequency rank #57,878

## Definitions
1. A large freshwater lake in Siberia, Russia.
2. Baikal (Soviet and Russian non-alcoholic beverage)

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baikal