филанкишия

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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 (filánkišijatam

  1. 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.