фәлән-төгән
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic فُلَان (fulān, “so-and-so”). The etymology of the second component remains to be explained
Compare with Kazakh пәлен-түген (pälen-tügen), Kyrgyz балан-түкүн (balan-tükün)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]фәлән-төгән • (fələn-tögən)
- (idiomatic) this and that, such-and-such; and so on and so forth (unnamed, unstated)
- Ниңә иртәрәк килмәнегеҙ, фәлән-төгән тип һуҡрана башланы.
- Niñə irtərək kilmənegeź, fələn-tögən tip huqrana başlanı.
- (He) started to grumble: "Why didn't you come earlier", and so on and so forth.
- blah blah blah A placeholder for trivial, obvious, or boring content