manual

See also Manual

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• manuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈman.j(ʊ)əl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmænjə(wə)l/, X-SAMPA: /"m{nj@(w@)l/
• Hyphenation: man‧u‧al
• Homophone: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciaion)

• Audio (US)

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Etymology 1

From Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle

Noun

manual (plural manuals)

1. A handbook.
2. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
3. (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
4. A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
5. (by syndoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.
6. A bicycle technique whereby the front wheel is held aloft by the rider, without the use of pedal foce.

Synonyms

• handbook

Derived terms

• reference manual
• instruction manual
• user manual
• user's manual
• owners manual
• owner's manual

Translations

booklet that instructs

• Arabic: كتيب (kutáyyib) m, كتيب التشغيل (kutáyyib at-tašğīl) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 手冊 (cmn) (shǒucè)

• Czech: příručka (cs) f, manuál (cs) m
• Danish: manual (da) c
• Dutch: handleiding (nl) f, handboek (nl) n
• Estonian: käsiraamat (et)
• Finnish: käsikirja (fi), ohjekirja (fi), manuaali (fi)
• French: manuel (fr) m
• Galician: manual (gl) m
• German: Handbuch (de) n
• Greek: εγχειρίδιο (el) (encheirídio) n 
• Hungarian: kézikönyv (hu), kalauz (hu)

• Italian: manuale (it) m
• Japanese: 手引き (てびき, tebiki), 説明書 (せつめいしょ, setsumeisho), マニュアル (manyuaru)
• Korean: 안내서 (annaeseo)
• Macedonian: прирачник (mk) (príračnik) m, упатство (mk) (úpatstvo) n
• Polish: podręcznik (pl) m
• Portuguese: manual (pt) m
• Romanian: manual (ro) n
• Russian: инструкция (ru) (instrúkcija) f , руководство (ru) (rukovódstvo) n 
• Serbo-Croatian: príručnīk (sh) m
• Spanish: manual (es) m
• Swedish: bruksanvisning (sv) c, elementarbok (sv) c, manual (sv) c, handbok (sv) c
• Ukrainian: інструкція (uk) (instrúkcija) f 
• Welsh: cyfarwyddiadur (cy) m

musical keyboard

• Finnish: koskettimisto (fi), sormio (fi), manuaali (fi)
• German: Manual (de) n
• Greek: πληκτρολόγιο (el) (pliktrológio) n 
• Hungarian: billentyűzet (hu)

• Irish: méarchlár (ga) m
• Macedonian: клавијатура (mk) (klavihatúra) f, мануал (mk) (manuál) m
• Russian: клавиатура (ru) (klaviatúra) f 
• Swedish: klaviatur (sv) c, manual (sv) c

manual transmission

• Czech: manuál (cs) m
• Dutch: manueel (nl)
• Finnish: manuaalinen vaihdelaatikko/vaihteisto, käsivaihteisto
• Galician: manual (gl)
• German: Schaltgetriebe
• Greek: χειροκίνητος (el) (khirokínitos) m 

• Japanese: マニュアル (ja) (manyuaru)
• Macedonian: рачен менувач (mk) (ráčen ménuvač) m
• Romanian: cutie de viteze (ro) f
• Spanish: manual (es) m
• Swedish: växelspak (sv) c

vehicle with manual transmission

• Finnish: käsivaihteinen (ajoneuvo)

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Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: priručnik (1)
• Bulgarian: наръчник (narǎčnik) m (1)

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

manual (not comparable)

1. Performed with the hands (of an activity).
   • 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:

     She gave a wild manual brush to her locks.

2. Operated by means of the hands (of a machine, device etc.).

Antonyms

• automatic

Derived terms

• manually

Related terms

• amanuensis
• manufacture
• manumit
• manus
• manuscript

Coordinate terms

• oral, relating to the mouth
• pedal, relating to the foot

Translations

performed with the hands

• Arabic: يدوي (yadáwi)
• Bulgarian: ръчен (rǎčen) m
• Czech: ruční, manuální
• Dutch: handmatig, met de hand, manueel
• Finnish: käsikäyttöinen, käsivarainen, manuaalinen, käsi-
• French: manuel (fr) m, manuelle (fr) f
• Galician: manual (gl) m and f
• German: manuell (de)
• Greek: χειροκίνητος (el) (cheirokínitos) m 

• Hungarian: kézi (hu)
• Italian: manuale (it)
• Japanese: 手動 (ja)
• Macedonian: рачен (mk) (ráčen) m
• Polish: ręczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: manual (pt)
• Romanian: manual (ro) m and n
• Russian: ручной (ru) (ručnój) 
• Serbo-Croatian: rȕčnī (sh)
• Slovak: ručný, manuálny
• Spanish: manual (es) m and f
• Swedish: manuell (sv)

Anagrams

• alumna

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Danish

Noun

manual c (singular definite manualen, plural indefinite manualer)

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

Inflection

    Inflection of manual

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

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Romanian

Adjective

manual m, n

1. manual (adj)

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Spanish

Noun

manual m (plural manuales)

1. manual

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Swedish

Noun

manual c

1. a manual, a handbook
2. (music) a manual, a keyboard

Declension

Declension of manual

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	manual	manualen	manualer	manualerna
genitive	manuals	manualens	manualers	manualernas

See also

• manuell
• pedal