काठमांडू

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Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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काठमांडू (kāṭhmāṇḍūm (Urdu spelling کاٹھمانڈو)

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

Declension

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