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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Turkish elements; the филан- (filan-) is said to come from a Turkish word филян (filjan, “some, some one”), and kişi (“person”). The final element is -ия (-ija).
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Noun
фила́нкишията • (filánkišijata) m
- John Doe, Joe Bloggs, Tom, Dick and Harry (a random person)
— Тате, колко звезди има в небето?
— Питай филанкишията.- — Tate, kolko zvezdi ima v nebeto?
— Pitaj filankišijata. - — Daddy, how many stars are there in the sky?
— Ask Joe Bloggs.
— Лека нощ.
— Лека нощ на кого, филакишията?- — Leka nošt.
— Leka nošt na kogo, filakišijata? - — Good night.
— To whom, the cat's mother?
Usage notes
Appears to be the definite declension of the singular noun *фила́нкишия (*filánkišija), but this singular is never used.