കാഠ്മാണ്ഡു
kaathmaandu kāṭhmāṇḍu /kaːʈ(ʰ)maːɳɖu/
Also spelled: kathmandu
Meaning in English
Kathmandu, the capital and the largest city of Nepal.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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Kathmandu, the capital and the largest city of Nepal.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi काठमांडू (kāṭhmāṇḍū), form Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u, “Kathmandu”), in turn from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).