manset

Indonesian

The sleeves layered by T-shirt on this image are known as manset (senses 1–2).

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch manchet, from French manchette, from manche + -ette. The first four senses are an extension of compound manset lengan (“lit. arm manchette”), introduced first likely on mid-2010s to refer tight detachable sleeves with a short-sleeved T-shirt when combined with veils, and later also to refer base layers (both male and female). The original sense "cuff" is quickly displaced by the current meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.sɛt̚/
• Rhymes: -ansɛt̚
• Hyphenation: man‧set

Noun

manset

1. (clothing) a tight long-sleeve inner of a short-sleeve clothing
   1. detachable sleeve; arm sleeve
   2. inner bolero
2. (clothing) base layer
3. (usually only in compounds) cuff:
   1. the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist
   2. (medicine) an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer

Compounds

• manset kancing
• manset lengan
• manset prancis
• manset rajut
• manset siku
• manset tangan

 

Derived terms

• bermanset

 

Further reading

• “manset” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.