Chandrayaan (Hindi)
Chandra means moon, yaan means vehicle, so Chandrayaan means the lunar vehicle.
Sent by: Hampu
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I Suppose Hindi has taken the word "Yaan" from Sanskrit and may have another meaning.
Similar to the word "Wonga" in English being slang for money but it is from Romani and originally meant Coal.
"YAAN" means 'Journey' IN Sanskrit...hence CHANDRAYAAN would actually mean "A JOURNEY TO MOON".
"Chandra" means moon alright, but "Yaan" (derived from Yatra) is not a vehicle. It means "to travel". Mr. Mallik is correct. "Chandrayaan" implies "Journey to the moon".
Yes, Hampu is correct, Chandrayaan is made up of two words chandra yaan, moon vehicle, as simple as that. There is a word for astronaut in Hindi as well which is antariksh yatri which is space traveler.
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My understanding is chandra (moon) and yaan (travel). Making chandrayaan as travel to moon.
chandrayaan is a satellite used for transmitting information
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