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Kathmandu en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkæt.mænˈduː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• kät-män-do͞o′
• kät′män-do͞o′
• /ˌkæt.mænˈdu/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

Meanings

1. The capital city of Nepal.
   • Nepal’s new road connecting the Everest region to Kathmandu promises to transform travel and commerce, fueling hopes for economic growth while raising environmental concerns. 2025 January 19, Sangam Prasain, “Road to Everest: Nepal opens new link to the top of the world”, in EFE, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2025:
2. (metonymically) The capital city of Nepal. ▸ The Nepalese government.

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Translations (90)

ja カトマンズ (capital city of Nepal) · sq Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · mk Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · hi काठमांडू (capital city of Nepal) · ar كَاثْمَانْدُو (capital city of Nepal) · eo Katmando (capital city of Nepal) · kmr Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · chr ᎧᏘᎹᏂᏚ (capital city of Nepal) · pa ਕਠਮੰਡੂ (capital city of Nepal) · ro Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · is Katmandú (capital city of Nepal) · te కాష్ఠమండపము (capital city of Nepal) · tl Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · new येँ (capital city of Nepal) · te కాఠ్మండు (capital city of Nepal) · el Κατμαντού (capital city of Nepal) · he קַטְמַנְדּוּ (capital city of Nepal) · fa کاتماندو (capital city of Nepal) · ky Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · tk Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · tg Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · gu કાઠમાંડુ (capital city of Nepal) · fi Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · sh Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · uk Катманду́ (capital city of Nepal) · af Katmandoe (capital city of Nepal) · ca Katmandú (capital city of Nepal) · yue 加德滿都 /加德满都 (capital city of Nepal) · fr Kātmāndū (capital city of Nepal) · sk Káthmandu (capital city of Nepal) · ko 카트만두 (capital city of Nepal) · gu ખટમંડુ (capital city of Nepal) · id Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · bg Катманду́ (capital city of Nepal) · nb Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · io Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · ug كاتماندۇ (capital city of Nepal) · ga Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · my ခတ္တမန္ဒုမြို့ (capital city of Nepal) · bo ཡམ་བུ (capital city of Nepal) · kn ಕಠ್ಮಂಡು (capital city of Nepal) · tt Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · th กาฐมาณฑุ (capital city of Nepal) · bn কাঠমান্ডু (capital city of Nepal) · sv Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · ka კატმანდუ (capital city of Nepal) · bo ཡུམ་བུ (capital city of Nepal) · km កដ្ឋមណ្ឌូ (capital city of Nepal) · az Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · es Katmandú (capital city of Nepal) · ps کاتماندو (capital city of Nepal) · bo ཀ་ཏ་མན་ཏུ། (capital city of Nepal) · hu Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · ast Katmandú (capital city of Nepal) · nl Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · eo Katmanduo (capital city of Nepal) · lt Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · ta காட்மாண்டூ (capital city of Nepal) · ru Катманду́ (capital city of Nepal) · et Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · da Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · sl Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · lo ກາດມານດຸ (capital city of Nepal) · tr Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · sh Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · it Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · mr काठमांडू (capital city of Nepal) · gl Katmandú (capital city of Nepal) · vi Cát-man-đu (capital city of Nepal) · fr Katmandou (capital city of Nepal) · ms Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · hy Կատմանդու (capital city of Nepal) · de Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal) · lv Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · uz Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · si කත්මන්ඩු (capital city of Nepal) · mn Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · nn Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · kk Катманду (capital city of Nepal) · cs Káthmándú (capital city of Nepal) · cmn 加德滿都 /加德满都 (capital city of Nepal) · am ካትማንዱ (capital city of Nepal) · yi קאַטמאַנדו (capital city of Nepal) · pt Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · ne काठमाडौं (capital city of Nepal) · ur کاٹھمانڈو (capital city of Nepal) · ml കാഠ്മാണ്ഡു (capital city of Nepal) · be Катманду́ (capital city of Nepal) · pl Katmandu (capital city of Nepal) · fr Kathmandu (capital city of Nepal)