Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kathmandu

/ˌkæt.mænˈdu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
kath-man-du
IPA
/ˌkæt.mænˈdu/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Nepal.

name

The capital city of Nepal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: काठमाडौं, काष्ठमण्डप

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkæt.mænˈdu/
  • British English: /ˌkæt.mænˈduː/

Inflected Forms

Katmandu (alternative) Káthmándú (alternative)

Derived Forms

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Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kathmandu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkæt.mænˈdu/.
What does kathmandu mean?
The capital city of Nepal.
Where does kathmandu come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce kathmandu

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