Buryat

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Alternative scripts
Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠶᠢᠭᠠᠯ
bayiɣal
Latin (1931–1936)a Baigal
Latin (1937–1939)b Baigal
Cyrillic Байгал
Bajgal
a Based on the southern Tsongol–Sartul dialect.
b Based on the eastern Khori dialect.
 
Байгал далайн спутникова фото-зураг.

Etymology

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Uncertain; possibly from Turkic *bāj-gȫl (‘rich lake’). Compare also Yakut байҕал (bayğal, sea, ocean) and Dolgan байгал (baygal, sea, ocean).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛː.ɢal/, [bɛ͡e̞.ʁɐl]

Proper noun

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Байгал (Bajgal)

  1. 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.

Declension

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This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

See also

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