Chișinău

== English == === Alternative forms === Chisinau Kishinyov, Kishinev (dated, via Russian) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Chișinău. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɪʃɪˈnaʊ/ Rhymes: -aʊ === Proper noun === Chișinău A municipality, the capital city of Moldova, first written menitoned in October 14, 1436. ==== Translations ==== == Estonian == === Etymology === From Romanian Chișinău. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkiʃinøu/, [ˈkiʃiˌnøu] Rhymes: -øu Hyphenation: Chi‧și‧nău === Proper noun === Chișinău (genitive Chișinău, partitive Chișinăud) Chișinău (a municipality, the capital city of Moldova) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Kišinjov (dated, Russicism) === References === Chișinău in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Romanian Chișinău. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkiʃinɑu̯/, [ˈk̟iʃinɑ̝u̯] Rhymes: -iʃinɑu === Proper noun === Chișinău Chișinău (capital city of Moldova) ==== Usage notes ==== When the correct special characters are not available, the simplified spelling Chisinau is used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== Kishinev (dated) == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Chișinău ? alternative form of Quixinau == Romanian == === Alternative forms === Кишинэу (Chișinău) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === From Hungarian Kisjenő, derived from kis (“small”) +‎ Jenő (“Hungarian tribe”), compare the town of Chișineu-Criș in Romania. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Possibly from (Cuman) Kipchak kešene (“burial mound”), Karachay-Balkar kešene (“graveyard, cemetery”), ultimately from Persian کاشانه (kâšâne). Compare Bashkir кәшәнә (kəşənə, “grave memorial”) and Kazakh кесене (kesene, “mausoleum”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ki.ʃiˈnəw/ Rhymes: -əw Hyphenation: Chi‧și‧nău === Proper noun === Chișinău n (definite nominative/accusative Chișinăul, definite genitive/dative Chișinăului) Chișinău (a municipality, the capital city of Moldova) ==== Declension ==== === References ===