manual

See also: Manual and manuál

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

manuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.j(ʊ)əl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈmæn.j(u)əl/
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (UK) (file)
Rhymes: (UK) -ænjəl
Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciation)
Hyphenation: man‧u‧al, man‧ual

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English manuel, from Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle (“handbook, manual”).

Noun[edit]

manual (plural manuals)

A handbook.
A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product.
The dishwasher isn't working; can you remember where we put the manual?
(military) A drill in the use of weapons, etc.
(Christianity, historical) An old office-book like the modern Roman Catholic ritual.

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

→ Japanese: マニュアル (manyuaru)

Translations[edit]

handbook or booklet that instructs

Arabic: كُتَيِّب m (kutayyib), كُتَيِّب اَلتَّشْغِيل m (kutayyib at-tašḡīl)
Armenian: ձեռնարկ (hy) (jeṙnark), ուղեցույց (hy) (uġecʻuycʻ)
Belarusian: даве́днік m (davjédnik)
Bulgarian: ръководство (bg) n (rǎkovodstvo), справочник (bg) m (spravočnik)
Catalan: manual (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 手冊／手册 (zh) (shǒucè)
Czech: příručka (cs) f, manuál (cs) m
Danish: manual c, brugsanvisning c, brugervejledning c
Dutch: gebruiksaanwijzing (nl), handleiding (nl) f, handboek (nl) n
Esperanto: manlibro, instrukcilibro
Estonian: käsiraamat
Finnish: käsikirja (fi), ohjekirja, manuaali (fi)
French: manuel (fr) m
Galician: manual (gl) m
German: Handbuch (de) n
Greek: εγχειρίδιο (el) n (encheirídio)
Ancient: ἐγχειρίδιον n (enkheirídion)
Hungarian: kézikönyv (hu), kalauz (hu)
Ido: lernolibro (io), manulibro (io)
Indonesian: panduan (id)
Italian: manuale (it) m, guida (it), libretto delle istruzioni
Japanese: 手引き (ja) (てびき, tebiki), 説明書 (せつめいしょ, setsumeisho), マニュアル (ja) (manyuaru)
Korean: 안내서 (ko) (annaeseo), 매뉴얼 (maenyueol)
Macedonian: при́рачник m (príračnik), у́патство n (úpatstvo)
Maori: pukatohu
Norwegian:
Bokmål: håndbok m or f, manual (no) m

Nynorsk: handbok f, manual m
Old English: handbōc f
Polish: podręcznik (pl) m, instrukcja (pl) f
Portuguese: manual (pt) m
Romanian: manual (ro) n
Russian: инстру́кция (ru) f (instrúkcija), руково́дство (ru) n (rukovódstvo)
Scottish Gaelic: leabhar-làimhe m
Serbo-Croatian: príručnīk (sh) m, uputstvo (sh) n
Spanish: manual (es) m, enquiridión m, prontuario (es) m, instructivo (es) m
Swedish: bruksanvisning (sv) c, elementarbok (sv) c, manual (sv) c, handbok (sv) c
Tagalog: hawaklat
Thai: คู่มือ (th) (kûu-mʉʉ)
Ukrainian: інстру́кція f (instrúkcija)
Welsh: cyfarwyddiadur m
Yiddish: האַנטביכל n (hantbikhl)

a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product

Danish: manual c, brugsanvisning c,
Hungarian: útmutató (hu), használati utasítás (hu)
Portuguese: manual de instruções m

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Translations to be checked

Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} priručnik (sh) (1)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

Adjective[edit]

manual (comparative more manual, superlative most manual)

(of an activity) Performed with the hands.
- 1897 October 16, Henry James, What Maisie Knew, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Herbert S. Stone & Co., →OCLC:
  She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.
(of a machine, device etc.) Operated by means of the hands.
Performed by a human rather than a machine.
The teacher urged the students to do a manual check, because some errors aren't picked up by the spell checker.

Synonyms[edit]

handly

Antonyms[edit]

automatic

Coordinate terms[edit]

aural, relating to the ear or the sense of hearing
oral, relating to the mouth
pedal, relating to the foot

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Related terms

Translations[edit]

performed with the hands

Arabic: يَدَوِيّ (yadawiyy)
Armenian: ձեռքի (jeṙkʻi), ձեռային (jeṙayin) (Western Armenian)
Belarusian: ручны́ (ručný)
Bulgarian: ръ́чен (rǎ́čen)
Catalan: manual (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 手工的 (zh) (shǒugōng de), 手動的／手动的 (zh) (shǒudòng de)
Czech: ruční (cs), manuální (cs)
Dutch: handmatig (nl), met de hand, manueel (nl)
Finnish: käsikäyttöinen (fi), käsivarainen, manuaalinen (fi), käsi-
French: manuel (fr)
Galician: manual (gl)
German: manuell (de)
Greek: χειροκίνητος (el) (cheirokínitos)
Hungarian: kézi (hu)
Ido: manuala (io)
Italian: manuale (it)
Japanese: 手動 (ja) (しゅどう, shudō)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: دەستی (destî)
Macedonian: рачен (račen)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: manuell

Nynorsk: manuell
Polish: ręczny (pl)
Portuguese: manual (pt)
Romanian: manual (ro)
Russian: ручно́й (ru) (ručnój)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ру̏чнӣ

Roman: rȕčnī (sh)
Slovak: ručný, manuálny
Slovene: ročen
Spanish: manual (es)
Swedish: manuell (sv)
Tagalog: pangkamay, kinakamay
Thai: ด้วยมือ, (humorous) อัตโนมือ (th) (àt-dtà-noo-mʉʉ)
Ukrainian: ручни́й (ručnýj)

Noun[edit]

manual (countable and uncountable, plural manuals)

(countable) A device that is operated using the hands, or by a human rather than a machine.
1. (automotive) A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
  Antonym: automatic
  
  Tom's transmission shop can fix both manuals and automatics.
2. (metonymically) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
  Antonym: automatic
  
  I'm not used to automatics; I've always driven manuals.
3. (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
4. A manual typewriter (as contrasted with an electronic one).
(countable) A procedure or operation that is done using the hands, or by a human rather than machine.
1. (medicine, colloquial) Manual measurement of the blood pressure, done with a manual sphygmomanometer.
  do a manual
  
  give someone a quick manual
2. A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal force.
3. A similar maneuver on a skateboard, lifting the front or back wheels while keeping the tail or nose of the board from touching the ground.
  - 2007, Friedrich von Borries, Steffen P. Walz, Matthias Böttger, Space Time Play: Computer Games, Architecture and Urbanism, page 124:
    In short tutorials, the player learns the basics of skating: reverts, manuals and the ollie […]
(uncountable) Manual control or operation.
Put the controls to manual.

Leave the system on manual.

Synonyms[edit]

(automotive): stick shift / stick
(automotive): standard transmission / standard

Translations[edit]

manual transmission

Czech: manuál (cs) m
Dutch: handbak (nl) m
Finnish: manuaalinen vaihteisto, manuaalivaihteisto (fi), käsivaihteisto (fi)
Galician: manual (gl)
German: Schaltgetriebe
Greek: χειροκίνητος (el) m (cheirokínitos)
Japanese: マニュアル (ja) (manyuaru)
Macedonian: рачен менувач m (račen menuvač)
Romanian: cutie de viteze f
Spanish: manual (es) m
Swedish: växelspak (sv) c

vehicle with manual transmission

Finnish: käsivaihteinen (adjective)

musical keyboard

Dutch: manuaal (nl) n
Finnish: koskettimisto (fi), sormio (fi), manuaali (fi)
German: Manual (de) n
Greek: πληκτρολόγιο (el) n (pliktrológio)
Hungarian: billentyűzet (hu)
Irish: méarchlár (ga) m
Macedonian: клавијату́ра f (klavijatúra), мануа́л m (manuál)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: manual (no) m

Nynorsk: manual m
Polish: manuał (pl) m
Russian: клавиату́ра (ru) f (klaviatúra)
Swedish: klaviatur (sv) c, manual (sv) c

Anagrams[edit]

Lauman, alumna

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.nuˈal]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ma.nuˈal]

Adjective[edit]

manual m or f (masculine and feminine plural manuals)

manual

Derived terms[edit]

manualment

Noun[edit]

manual m (plural manuals)

manual

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)

manual, a booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine

Inflection[edit]

Declension of manual

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	manual	manualen	manualer	manualerne
genitive	manuals	manualens	manualers	manualernes

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English manual, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from manus (“hand”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [maˈnu.al]
Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧al

Noun[edit]

manual (first-person possessive manualku, second-person possessive manualmu, third-person possessive manualnya)

(colloquial) manual, handbook.
Synonym: panduan

Adjective[edit]

manual

manual,
Synonyms: swausaha, swatangan
1. performed with the hands.
2. performed by a human rather than a machine.

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

manual

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).

Noun[edit]

manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualer, definite plural manualene)

a manual (handbook)
(music) manual (organ keyboard)
(weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

References[edit]

“manual” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin manualis, or English manual (“handbook”).

Noun[edit]

manual m (definite singular manualen, indefinite plural manualar, definite plural manualane)

a manual (handbook)
(music) manual (organ keyboard)
(weightlifting, fitness) a dumbbell

References[edit]

“manual” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.nuˈaw/ [ma.nʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /maˈnwaw/ [maˈnwaʊ̯], /mɐ̃.nuˈaw/ [mɐ̃.nʊˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mɐ̃ˈnwaw/ [mɐ̃ˈnwaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnwal/ [mɐˈnwaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈnwa.li/

Rhymes: -al, -aw
Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧al

Adjective[edit]

manual m or f (plural manuais)

manual

Derived terms[edit]

manualmente

Noun[edit]

manual m (plural manuais)

manual

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French manuel, Latin manualis.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ma.nuˈal/
Audio (file)

Adjective[edit]

manual m or n (feminine singular manuală, masculine plural manuali, feminine and neuter plural manuale)

manual

Declension[edit]

Declension of manual

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	manual		manuală	manuali	manuale
nominative/ accusative	definite	manualul		manuala	manualii	manualele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	manual		manuale	manuali	manuale
genitive/ dative	definite	manualului		manualei	manualilor	manualelor

Noun[edit]

manual n (plural manuale)

handbook

Declension[edit]

Declension of manual

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) manual	manualul	(niște) manuale	manualele
genitive/dative	(unui) manual	manualului	(unor) manuale	manualelor
vocative	manualule		manualelor

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin manuālis.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /maˈnwal/ [maˈnwal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ma‧nual

Adjective[edit]

manual m or f (masculine and feminine plural manuales)

manual (performed by the hands)
manual (operated by the hands)
manual (performed by a human)
Antonym: automático

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

manual m (plural manuales)

manual (handbook)
manual (booklet with instructions)

Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

manual c

a manual, a handbook
(music) a manual, a keyboard

Declension[edit]

Declension of manual
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	manual	manualen	manualer	manualerna
Genitive	manuals	manualens	manualers	manualernas

manual

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