काठमाडौँ

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) +‎ मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “temple”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [käʈʰmäɳɖu]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: काठ्माण्डु
  • (orthographical) IPA(key): [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: काठ्माडौं
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Proper noun

काठमाडौँ • (kāṭhmāḍa͠u)

  1. Kathmandu (the capital city of Nepal)

Declension

Declension of काठमाडौँ
Singular
nominative काठमाडौँ [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯]
accusative काठमाडौँलाई [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯läi]
instrumental/ergative काठमाडौँले [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯le]
dative काठमाडौँलाई [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯läi]
ablative काठमाडौँबाट [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯bäʈʌ]
genitive काठमाडौँको [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯ko]
locative काठमाडौँमा [käʈʰmäɽʌ̃ũ̯mä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.
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