филанкишия

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

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.