Chișinău

/ˌkɪʃɪˈnaʊ/

proper noun

A municipality, the capital city of Moldova, first written menitoned in October 14, 1436.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chisinau · alternative Kishinyov · alternative Kishinev

  1. A municipality, the capital city of Moldova, first written menitoned in October 14, 1436.
  2. metonymicallyThe Moldovan government.

Origin

  1. RomanianChișinău
  2. EnglishChișinău

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chișinău.

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Translations

Afrikaans Kisjinau
  • Kisjinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Arabic كِيشِينَاو, كِيشِينِيف
  • كِيشِينَاو (kišināw)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • كِيشِينِيف (kīšīnīf)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Bengali কিশিনাউ
  • কিশিনাউ (kiśinau)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Bulgarian Кишине́в, Кишине́у
  • Кишине́в (Kišinév)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Кишине́у (Kišinéu)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Chinese Cantonese 基希訥烏 /基希讷乌
  • 基希訥烏 /基希讷乌 (gei¹ hei¹ nat⁶ wu¹)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Chinese Mandarin 基希訥烏 /基希讷乌
  • 基希訥烏 /基希讷乌 (Jīxīnèwū)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Czech Kišiněv
  • Kišiněvcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Danish Chișinău
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Dutch Chisinau
  • Chisinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Esperanto Kiŝinevo
  • Kiŝinevocapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Estonian Chișinău, Kišinjov
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Kišinjovcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Finnish Chișinău, Chisinau
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Chisinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Kishinevcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
French Chișinău, Chisinau
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Chisinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Kichinevcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
German Kischinau, Chișinău
  • Kischinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Greek Κισινάου
  • Κισινάου (Kisináou)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Hebrew קִישִׁינֶב
  • קִישִׁינֶבcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Hindi चिसिनाऊ
  • चिसिनाऊ (cisināū)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Hungarian Chișinău
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Icelandic Kisínev
  • Kisínevcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Indonesian Chișinău
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Irish Císineá
  • Císineácapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Italian Chisinau, Chișinău
  • Chisinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Japanese キシナウ, キシニョフ
  • キシナウ (Kishinau)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • キシニョフ (Kishinyofu)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Korean 키시너우, 키시뇨프
  • 키시너우 (Kisineou)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • 키시뇨프 (Kisinyopeu)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Latvian Kišiņeva
  • Kišiņevacapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Lithuanian Kišiniovas
  • Kišiniovascapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Malay Chișinău
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Norwegian Bokmål Chișinău
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Persian کیشینف, کیشیناو
  • کیشینف (kišinef)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • کیشیناو (kišinâv)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Polish Kiszyniów
  • Kiszyniówcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Portuguese Quixinau
  • Quixinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Romanian Chișinău, Кишинэу
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Кишинэу (Chișinău)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Russian Кишинёв
  • Кишинёв (Kišinjóv)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Slovak Kišiňov
  • Kišiňovcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Spanish Chisinau
  • Chisinaucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Swedish Chișinău, Kishinev
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Kishinevcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Kisjinjovcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Tagalog Chișinău
  • Chișinăucapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Tamil கிசினோவ்
  • கிசினோவ் (kiciṉōv)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Thai คีชีเนา
  • คีชีเนา (kii-chii-nao)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Turkish Kişinev
  • Kişinevcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Ukrainian Кишині́в
  • Кишині́в (Kyšynív)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Urdu کیشیناو
  • کیشیناو (kiśināū)capital city and a municipality of Moldova
Vietnamese Ki-si-nhốp, Ki-si-nô
  • Ki-si-nhốpcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
  • Ki-si-nôcapital city and a municipality of Moldova
Yiddish קעשענעוו
  • קעשענעוו (keshenev)capital city and a municipality of Moldova

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Chișinău

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Cite this entry
APA

Chișinău. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u

MLA

“Chișinău.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chișinău,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u.

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