Meanings
proper noun
alternative Kjustendil
- A town, the capital of Kyustendil Province and administrative center of Kyustendil Municipality, Bulgaria.
- A municipality of Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
- Proto-Italic*staējō
- Proto-Italic*staēō
- Proto-Italic*komstaēō
- Latincōnstō
- Latincōnstāns
- LatinCōnstāns /Cōnstantius
- LatinCōnstantīnus
- Ottoman Turkishكوستن (kösten)
- Ottoman Turkishایل (il)
- Ottoman Turkishكوستندیل (köstendil)
- BulgarianКюстенди́л (Kjustendíl)translit.
- EnglishKyustendil
Transliteration of Bulgarian Кюстенди́л (Kjustendíl), borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوستندیل (köstendil) From كوستن (kösten), the Turkified name of Konstantin Dragaš (a 14th-century Serbian magnate), and ایل (il, “county”). Literally, “Constantine's county”.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Кюстенди́л
- Кюстенди́л (Kjustendíl)a town in western Bulgaria
Chinese Mandarin 丘斯滕迪爾 /丘斯滕迪尔
- 丘斯滕迪爾 /丘斯滕迪尔a town in western Bulgaria
Greek Κιουστεντίλ
- Κιουστεντίλ (Kioustentíl)a town in western Bulgaria
Hindi क्युस्तेंदिल
- क्युस्तेंदिल (kyustendil)a town in western Bulgaria
Italian Kjustendil, Kyustendil
- Kjustendila town in western Bulgaria
- Kyustendila town in western Bulgaria
Latin Pautalia
- Pautaliaa town in western Bulgaria
Turkish Köstendil
- Köstendila town in western Bulgaria
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Cite this entry
APA
Kyustendil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyustendil
MLA
“Kyustendil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyustendil. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kyustendil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyustendil.
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