Submitted Name
Type Settlement
Usage Nepali, Bengali, Dutch, English, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Kannada, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Romanian, Telugu, Urdu
Scripts काठमाडौं(Nepali) কাঠমান্ডু(Bengali) કાઠમંડુ(Gujarati) काठमांडू(Hindi, Marathi) ಕಠ್ಮಂಡು(Kannada) കാഠ്മണ്ഡു(Malayalam) کٹھمنڈو(Shahmukhi) కాఠ్మండు(Telugu) کاٹھمانڈو(Urdu)
Other Forms FormsKatmandu, Kathamandu
[Meaning & History
From Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), the name of a Hindu temple and shrine in Nepal. The name means "wooden pavilion" from Sanskrit काष्ठ (kāṣṭha) meaning "wood, timbre" combined with मण्डप (maṇḍapa) meaning "pavilion, hall, square, public shelter". This is the name of the capital city of Nepal.