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)
- Kathmandu (a city, the capital city of Nepal)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | काठमांडू kāṭhmāṇḍū |
| oblique | काठमांडू kāṭhmāṇḍū |
| vocative | काठमांडू kāṭhmāṇḍū |