bal·kar \ˈbälˌkär\noun (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Russian, of Turkic origin; akin to Karachai balqar, Balkar bolqar, Old Turkish bulgar mixed breed 1.: one of a mixed Mongoloid people of the Caucasus in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 2.: the Turkic language of the Balkar people