байҕал

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly from Turkic *bāj-gȫl (‘rich lake’). Compare also Buryat байгал (bajgal, “Lake Baikal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baj.ʁal/

Noun

байҕал • (bayğal)

1. sea, ocean