Chișinău

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Chișinău

/ki.ʃiˈnəw/

Rhymes with -əw

Where it comes from

* From Hungarian Kisjenő, derived from kis (“small”) + Jenő (“Hungarian tribe”), compare the town of Chișineu-Criș in Romania.

* Possibly from (Cuman) Kipchak kešene (“burial mound”), Karachay-Balkar kešene (“graveyard, cemetery”), ultimately from Persian کاشانه (kâšâne). Compare Bashkir кәшәнә (käşänä, “grave memorial”) and Kazakh кесене (kesene, “mausoleum”).

proper noun Chișinăul · Chișinăului · Chișinău

neuter Chișinău (a municipality, the capital city of Moldova)

In English

Chișinău capital city and a municipality of Moldova

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"Chișinău." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/chi%C8%99in%C4%83u. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Chișinău. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chi%C8%99in%C4%83u

Chicago

"Chișinău." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chi%C8%99in%C4%83u.

BibTeX

@misc{chis_ina_u_2026,
  title = {Chișinău},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chi%C8%99in%C4%83u},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}