Kathmandu

Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Submitted Name

add to your listSave
Type Settlement
Usage English
Scripts काठमाडौं (Nepali)
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified
Contributor Contrib.highexpectasians on 10/4/2016
Last Editor Editorhighexpectasians on 10/4/2016  [revision history]

Meaning & History

Named after the Kasthamandap Temple in Kathmandu, which is derived from Sanskrit काष्ठ (Kāṣṭha) meaning "wood" and मण्डप (Maṇḍap) meaning "covered shelter"; literally means "wood-covered shelter". The city is also known as "Kāṣṭhamaṇḍap" in a Buddhist vow that is still recited today. Kathmandu is the capital city of the Southern Asian nation of Nepal.