काठमांडू

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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

Declension of काठमांडू (sg-only masc ū-stem)

	singular
direct	काठमांडू kāṭhmāṇḍū
oblique	काठमांडू kāṭhmāṇḍū
vocative	काठमांडू kāṭhmāṇḍū