Functional-semantic and ethnocultural potential of the adjective batyr ʻbraveʼ in the Karachay-Balkar language

The article is devoted to the vocabulary of the Karachay-Balkar language. In it, the common Turkic feature lexeme batyr ʻbraveʼ, which has a three-term homonymous paradigm, is subjected to a multi-vector analysis, and its lexical and semantic features are identified and described, as well as its representation in various types of anthroponyms denoting male individuals. The paper states that the word under analysis is associated with components that are significant for the Karachay-Balkar ethno- and linguistic culture, which have ancient roots and are still relevant today. According to the traditional worldview of the ethnic group, those who possessed qualities such as courage, bravery, and valor were referred to as batyrs, who acted as protectors of the people against external forces. The word batyr is characterized by the greatest functional and ethnocultural potential in the composition of paremiche statements of various structures and purposes. In these statements, those elements that are relevant to the paremiche worldview in terms of interpreting the ethical and aesthetic code of the Karachay-Balkar culture are actualized.