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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Antonyms 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.3.1.3 Related terms 1.3.1.4 Translations 2 Spanish 2.1 Noun

[ English

[ Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ˈmænjuəl/, SAMPA: /"m{nju@l/

• Hyphenation: man·u·al

[ Homophones

• Manuel (anglicized pronunciation)

[ Etymology 1

1. (noun) From Old French manuel, from Late Latin manuāle handbook, manual.

[ Noun

Singular manual

Plural manuals

manual (plural manuals)

1. A booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine.
2. (music) A keyboard for the hands on a harpsichord, organ, or other musical instrument.
3. A manual transmission; a gearbox, especially of a motorized vehicle, shifted by the operator.
4. (by syndoche) A vehicle with a manual transmission.

[ Derived terms

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

[ Translations

booklet that instructs

Chinese: 手冊 (shǒucè) Czech: příručka cs(cs) f., manuál cs(cs) m. Dutch: handleiding f., handboek n. 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. 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) Portuguese: manual pt(pt) m. Russian: инструкция (instrúkcija) f., руководство (rukovódstvo) n. Spanish: manual es(es) m. Swedish: bruksanvisning sv(sv) c.

musical keyboard

Finnish: koskettimisto fi(fi), sormio fi(fi), manuaali fi(fi) German: Manual de(de) n.

Hungarian: billentyűzet hu(hu) Russian: клавиатура ru(ru) (klaviatúra) f.

manual transmission

Czech: manuál cs(cs) m. Finnish: manuaalinen vaihdelaatikko/vaihteisto, käsivaihteisto Galician: manual gl(gl)

German: Schaltgetriebe Japanese: マニュアル ja(ja) (manyuaru) Spanish: manual es(es)

vehicle with manual transmission

Finnish: käsivaihteinen (ajoneuvo)

[ Etymology 2

1. (adjective) From Latin manuālis, adjectival form of manus hand

[ Adjective

manual (not comparable)

1. Done or operated by hand.

[ Antonyms

• automatic

[ Derived terms

• manually

[ Related terms

• manufacture
• manumit
• manus
• manuscript
• pedal

[ Translations

done or operated by hand

Arabic: يدوي (yadáwi) Bosnian: ručni bs(bs) Bulgarian: ръчен (rǎčen) m. 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) Hungarian: kézi hu(hu) Italian: manuale it(it) Portuguese: manual pt(pt) Russian: ручной ru(ru) (ručnój) Slovak: ručný, manuálny Spanish: manual m. and f.

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[ Spanish

[ Noun

manual m. (plural manuales)

1. manual