Manual

Wikipedia

See also Manual

English

Pronunciation

• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmænjuəl/, SAMPA: /"m{nju@l/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈmæn.juː.əl/, /ˈmæn.jəl/, SAMPA: /"m{n.ju:.@l/, /"m{n.j@l/
• Hyphenation: man‧u‧al
• Homophones: Manuel (Anglicized pronunciaion)

• Audio (US)	noicon
  (file)

Template:Rfap

Etymology 1

From Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle

Noun

Singular Manual

Plural {{{1}}}

Manual ({{{1}}})

1. 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.

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: 手冊 (shǒucè) Croatian: príručnīk hr(hr) m. Czech: příručka cs(cs) f., manuál cs(cs) m. Danish: manual da(da) c. Dutch: handleiding nl(nl) f., handboek nl(nl) n. Estonian: käsiraamat et(et) Finnish: käsikirja fi(fi), ohjekirja fi(fi), manuaali fi(fi) French: manuel fr(fr) m. Galician: manual gl(gl) m. German: Handbuch de(de) n.

Greek: εγχειρίδιο el(el) (encheirídio) n. Hungarian: kézikönyv hu(hu), kalauz hu(hu) Italian: manuale it(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(mk) (príračnik) m., упатство mk(mk) (úpatstvo) n. Portuguese: manual pt(pt) m. Russian: инструкция ru(ru) (instrúkcija) f., руководство ru(ru) (rukovódstvo) n. Serbian: priručnik sr(sr) m. Spanish: manual es(es) m. Swedish: bruksanvisning sv(sv) c., elementarbok sv(sv) c.

musical keyboard

Finnish: koskettimisto fi(fi), sormio fi(fi), manuaali fi(fi) German: Manual de(de) n. Greek: πληκτρολόγιο el(el) (pliktrológio) n.

Hungarian: billentyűzet hu(hu) Macedonian: клавијатура mk(mk) (klavihatúra) f., мануал mk(mk) (manuál) m. Russian: клавиатура ru(ru) (klaviatúra) f.

manual transmission

Czech: manuál cs(cs) m. Dutch: manueel nl(nl) Finnish: manuaalinen vaihdelaatikko/vaihteisto, käsivaihteisto Galician: manual gl(gl) German: Schaltgetriebe

Greek: χειροκίνητος el(el) (khirokínitos) m. Japanese: マニュアル ja(ja) (manyuaru) Macedonian: рачен менувач mk(mk) (ráčen ménuvač) m. Spanish: manual es(es) m.

vehicle with manual transmission

Finnish: käsivaihteinen (ajoneuvo)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

Translations to be checked

Bosnian: priručnik (1) Bulgarian: наръчник (narǎčnik) m. (1)

Etymology 2

• From Latin manuālis (manus (“‘hand’”) + -ālis)

Adjective

Manual (not comparable)

Positive Manual

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. Done or operated by hand.
2. Of or relating to the hand.
3. Human initiated or controlled (contrasted with automatic).

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

done or operated by hand

Arabic: يدوي (yadáwi) Bosnian: ručni bs(bs) Bulgarian: ръчен (rǎčen) m. Croatian: rȕčnī hr(hr) Czech: ruční, manuální Dutch: handmatig, met de hand, manueel Finnish: käsikäyttöinen, käsivarainen, manuaalinen, käsi- French: manuel fr(fr) m., manuelle fr(fr) f. Galician: manual gl(gl) m. and f. German: manuell de(de)

Greek: χειροκίνητος el(el) (cheirokínitos) m. Hungarian: kézi hu(hu) Italian: manuale it(it) Macedonian: рачен mk(mk) (ráčen) m. Polish: ręczny pl(pl) m. Portuguese: manual pt(pt) Russian: ручной ru(ru) (ručnój) Slovak: ručný, manuálny Spanish: manual es(es) m. and f.

Anagrams

• aalmnu,
• alumna

---

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

---

Spanish

Noun

Manual m. (plural manuales)

Singular Manual m.

Plural manuales m.

1. manual

ca:manual de:manual et:manual el:manual es:manual fr:manual gl:manual ko:manual io:manual it:manual kn:manual lo:manual hu:manual ml:manual ja:manual pt:manual ru:manual simple:manual fi:manual sv:manual ta:manual te:manual tr:manual vi:manual zh:manual