"Kathmandu" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌkætmænˈduː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kathmandu.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ne|काठमाडौं}} Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), {{der|en|sa|काष्ठमण्डप}} Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), {{m|sa|काष्ठ|t=wood}} काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”), {{m|sa|मण्डप|t=pavilion}} मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kathmandu
  1. The capital city of Nepal. Wikipedia link: Kathmandu Categories (place): Cities in Nepal, National capitals, Places in Nepal Synonyms: Katmandu Translations (capital city of Nepal): Katmandoe (Afrikaans), Kathmandu (Albanian), ካትማንዱ (katmandu) (Amharic), كَاثْمَانْدُو (kaṯmandū) [feminine] (Arabic), Կատմանդու (Katmandu) (Armenian), Katmandu (Azerbaijani), Катманду́ (Katmandú) [masculine] (Belarusian), কাঠমান্ডু (kaṭhomanḍu) (Bengali), Катманду́ (Katmandú) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ခတ္တမန္ဒုမြို့ (hkatta.mandu.mrui.) (Burmese), Katmandú [masculine] (Catalan), 加德滿都 (Chinese Cantonese), 加德满都 (gaa¹ dak¹ mun⁵ dou¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 加德滿都 (Chinese Mandarin), 加德满都 (Jiādémǎndū) (Chinese Mandarin), Káthmándú [masculine] (Czech), Katmandu [neuter] (Danish), Kathmandu [neuter] (Dutch), Katmanduo (Esperanto), Katmando (Esperanto), Katmandu (Estonian), Katmandu (Finnish), Katmandou [feminine] (French), Kathmandu [feminine] (French), Kātmāndū [feminine] (French), Katmandú [masculine] (Galician), კატმანდუ (ḳaṭmandu) (Georgian), Kathmandu [neuter] (German), Κατμαντού (Katmantoú) [neuter] (Greek), ખટમંડુ n. કાઠમાંડુ (khaṭmaṇḍu) [neuter] (Gujarati), קַטְמַנְדּוּ (katmandú) [feminine] (Hebrew), काठमांडू (kāṭhmāṇḍū) [masculine] (Hindi), Katmandu (Hungarian), Katmandú [masculine] (Icelandic), Katmandu (Ido), Kathmandu (Indonesian), Kathmandu (Irish), Katmandu [masculine] (Italian), カトマンズ (Katomanzu) (Japanese), ಕಠ್ಮಂಡು (kaṭhmaṇḍu) (Kannada), Катманду (Katmandu) (Kazakh), កដ្ឋមណ្ឌូ (kɑɑdmɑɑnduu) (Khmer), 카트만두 (Kateumandu) (Korean), Катманду (Katmandu) (Kyrgyz), ກາດມານດຸ (kāt mān du) (Lao), Katmandu [masculine] (Latvian), Katmandu [masculine] (Lithuanian), Катманду (Katmandu) (Macedonian), Kathmandu (Malay), കാഠ്മണ്ഡു (kāṭhmaṇḍu) (Malayalam), काठमांडू (kāṭhmāṇḍū) (Marathi), Катманду (Katmandu) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Kʼatmandoo (Navajo), काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u) (Nepali), येँ (yẽ) (Newar), Kathmandu (Northern Kurdish), Katmandu (Norwegian Bokmål), Katmandu (Norwegian Nynorsk), کاتماندو (Pashto), کاتماندو (kâtmându) (Persian), Katmandu [masculine] (Polish), Katmandu [feminine] (Portuguese), ਕਠਮੰਡੂ (kaṭhmaṇḍū) [masculine] (Punjabi), Kathmandu (Romanian), Катманду́ (Katmandú) [masculine] (Russian), Катманду [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Katmandu [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), කත්මන්ඩු (katmanḍu) (Sinhalese), Káthmandu [masculine] (Slovak), Katmandu [masculine] (Slovene), Katmandú [masculine] (Spanish), Katmandu [neuter] (Swedish), Katmandu (Tagalog), Катманду (Katmandu) (Tajik), காட்மாண்டூ (kāṭmāṇṭū) (Tamil), Катманду (Qatmandu) (Tatar), కాఠ్మండు (kāṭhmaṇḍu) (Telugu), కాష్ఠమండపము (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapamu) (Telugu), กาฐมาณฑุ (gàat-maan-dù) (Thai), ཀ་ཏ་མན་ཏུ། (ka ta man tu) (Tibetan), ཡུམ་བུ (yum bu) (Tibetan), ཡམ་བུ (yam bu) (Tibetan), Katmandu (Turkish), Katmandu (Turkmen), Катманду́ (Katmandú) [masculine] (Ukrainian), کاٹھمانڈو (kāṭhmāṇḍū) [masculine] (Urdu), كاتماندۇ (katmandu) (Uyghur), Katmandu (Uzbek), Cát-man-đu (Vietnamese), קאַטמאַנדו (katmandu) [neuter] (Yiddish)

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          "code": "hu",
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          "code": "is",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "kaṭhmaṇḍu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "ಕಠ್ಮಂಡು"
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kɑɑdmɑɑnduu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "កដ្ឋមណ្ឌូ"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Kateumandu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "카트만두"
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          "code": "kmr",
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          "code": "ky",
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          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kāt mān du",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "ກາດມານດຸ"
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          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
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          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
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          "roman": "kāṭhmaṇḍu",
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          "word": "येँ"
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        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Катманду"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "katmanḍu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "කත්මන්ඩු"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Káthmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Katmandú"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "Katmandu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Катманду"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "kāṭmāṇṭū",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "காட்மாண்டூ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "Qatmandu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Катманду"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "kāṭhmaṇḍu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "కాఠ్మండు"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "kāṣṭhamaṇḍapamu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "కాష్ఠమండపము"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gàat-maan-dù",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "กาฐมาณฑุ"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "ka ta man tu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "ཀ་ཏ་མན་ཏུ།"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "yum bu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "ཡུམ་བུ"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "yam bu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "ཡམ་བུ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Katmandú",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Катманду́"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "kāṭhmāṇḍū",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "کاٹھمانڈو"
        },
        {
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "katmandu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "كاتماندۇ"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Katmandu"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "word": "Cát-man-đu"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "katmandu",
          "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "קאַטמאַנדו"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Kathmandu"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌkætmænˈduː/"
    },
    {
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        "2": "ne",
        "3": "काठमाडौं"
      },
      "expansion": "Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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        "t": "pavilion"
      },
      "expansion": "मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Kathmandu",
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  "pos": "name",
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      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Nepali",
        "English terms derived from Nepali",
        "English terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Newar terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/uː",
        "Rhymes:English/uː/3 syllables",
        "en:Cities in Nepal",
        "en:National capitals",
        "en:Places in Nepal"
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        "The capital city of Nepal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "capital city",
          "capital city"
        ],
        [
          "Nepal",
          "Nepal#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "Kathmandu"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˌkætmænˈduː/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Katmandu"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ካትማንዱ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kaṯmandū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "كَاثْمَانْدُو"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Կատմանդու"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Katmandú",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Катманду́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kaṭhomanḍu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "কাঠমান্ডু"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Katmandú",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Катманду́"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hkatta.mandu.mrui.",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ခတ္တမန္ဒုမြို့"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandú"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "加德滿都"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "gaa¹ dak¹ mun⁵ dou¹",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "加德满都"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "加德滿都"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Jiādémǎndū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "加德满都"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Káthmándú"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmanduo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmando"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandou"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kātmāndū"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳaṭmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "კატმანდუ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Katmantoú",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Κατμαντού"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "khaṭmaṇḍu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ખટમંડુ n. કાઠમાંડુ"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "katmandú",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "קַטְמַנְדּוּ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kāṭhmāṇḍū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "काठमांडू"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandú"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Katomanzu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "カトマンズ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "kaṭhmaṇḍu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ಕಠ್ಮಂಡು"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑɑdmɑɑnduu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "កដ្ឋមណ្ឌូ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Kateumandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "카트만두"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kāt mān du",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ກາດມານດຸ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kāṭhmaṇḍu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "കാഠ്മണ്ഡു"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kāṭhmāṇḍū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "काठमांडू"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kʼatmandoo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "kāṭhmāḍa͠u",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "काठमाडौं"
    },
    {
      "code": "new",
      "lang": "Newar",
      "roman": "yẽ",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "येँ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "کاتماندو"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kâtmându",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "کاتماندو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "kaṭhmaṇḍū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਕਠਮੰਡੂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Kathmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Katmandú",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Катманду́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "katmanḍu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "කත්මන්ඩු"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Káthmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandú"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kāṭmāṇṭū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "காட்மாண்டூ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Qatmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Катманду"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kāṭhmaṇḍu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "కాఠ్మండు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kāṣṭhamaṇḍapamu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "కాష్ఠమండపము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gàat-maan-dù",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "กาฐมาณฑุ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "ka ta man tu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ཀ་ཏ་མན་ཏུ།"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "yum bu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ཡུམ་བུ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "yam bu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "ཡམ་བུ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Katmandú",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Катманду́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "kāṭhmāṇḍū",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "کاٹھمانڈو"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "كاتماندۇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Katmandu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "word": "Cát-man-đu"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "katmandu",
      "sense": "capital city of Nepal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "קאַטמאַנדו"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kathmandu"
}

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