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 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
Declension of काठमांडू (sg-only masc ū-stem)
singular
direct काठमांडू
kāṭhmāṇḍū
oblique काठमांडू
kāṭhmāṇḍū
vocative काठमांडू
kāṭhmāṇḍū
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