Meanings
alternative Katmandu · alternative Káthmándú
- 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- metonymicallyThe Nepalese government.
Origin
- Sanskritकाष्ठमण्डप
- Nepaliकाठमाडौं
- EnglishKathmandu
From Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).
More words from Nepali, Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Katmandoe
- Katmandoecapital city of Nepal
Arabic كَاثْمَانْدُو
- كَاثْمَانْدُو (kaṯmandū)capital city of Nepal
Bengali কাঠমান্ডু
- কাঠমান্ডু (kaṭhomanḍu)capital city of Nepal
Bulgarian Катманду́
- Катманду́ (Katmandú)capital city of Nepal
Catalan Katmandú
- Katmandúcapital city of Nepal
Chinese Cantonese 加德滿都 /加德满都
- 加德滿都 /加德满都 (gaa¹ dak¹ mun⁵ dou¹)capital city of Nepal
Chinese Mandarin 加德滿都 /加德满都
- 加德滿都 /加德满都 (Jiādémǎndū)capital city of Nepal
Czech Káthmándú
- Káthmándúcapital city of Nepal
Danish Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Dutch Kathmandu
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
Esperanto Katmanduo, Katmando
- Katmanduocapital city of Nepal
- Katmandocapital city of Nepal
Estonian Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Finnish Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
French Katmandou, Kathmandu
- Katmandoucapital city of Nepal
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
- Kātmāndūcapital city of Nepal
German Kathmandu
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
Greek Κατμαντού
- Κατμαντού (Katmantoú)capital city of Nepal
Hebrew קַטְמַנְדּוּ
- קַטְמַנְדּוּ (katmandú)capital city of Nepal
Hindi काठमांडू
- काठमांडू (kāṭhmāṇḍū)capital city of Nepal
Hungarian Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Icelandic Katmandú
- Katmandúcapital city of Nepal
Indonesian Kathmandu
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
Irish Kathmandu
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
Italian Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Japanese カトマンズ
- カトマンズ (Katomanzu)capital city of Nepal
Korean 카트만두
- 카트만두 (Kateumandu)capital city of Nepal
Latvian Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Lithuanian Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Malay Kathmandu
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
Norwegian Bokmål Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Persian کاتماندو
- کاتماندو (kâtmându)capital city of Nepal
Polish Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Portuguese Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Punjabi ਕਠਮੰਡੂ
- ਕਠਮੰਡੂ (kaṭhmaṇḍū)capital city of Nepal
Romanian Kathmandu
- Kathmanducapital city of Nepal
Russian Катманду́
- Катманду́ (Katmandú)capital city of Nepal
Slovak Káthmandu
- Káthmanducapital city of Nepal
Spanish Katmandú
- Katmandúcapital city of Nepal
Swedish Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Tagalog Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Tamil காட்மாண்டூ
- காட்மாண்டூ (kāṭmāṇṭū)capital city of Nepal
Thai กาฐมาณฑุ
- กาฐมาณฑุ (gàat-maan-dù)capital city of Nepal
Turkish Katmandu
- Katmanducapital city of Nepal
Ukrainian Катманду́
- Катманду́ (Katmandú)capital city of Nepal
Urdu کاٹھمانڈو
- کاٹھمانڈو (kāṭhmāṇḍū)capital city of Nepal
Vietnamese Cát-man-đu
- Cát-man-đucapital city of Nepal
Yiddish קאַטמאַנדו
- קאַטמאַנדו (katmandu)capital city of Nepal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Kathmandu
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Kathmandu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kathmandu
“Kathmandu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kathmandu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kathmandu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kathmandu.
Source: Kathmandu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.