काठमांडू

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u). Ultimately from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa, a temple in Durbar Square) from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑːʈʰ.mɑːɳ.ɖuː/, [käːʈʰ.mä̃ːɳ.ɖuː]

Proper noun

काठमांडू (kāṭhmāṇḍū) m (Urdu spelling کاٹھمانڈو)

  1. Kathmandu (a city, the capital city of Nepal)

Declension

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