manuver

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch manoeuvre, from French manœuvre and manouvrer (“to maneuver”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labor”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈnu.vər/
• Rhymes: -vər
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧vêr

Noun

manuvêr (plural manuver-manuver)

1. maneuver, manoeuvre, manœuvre:
   1. (military) the planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units

      Synonym: olah gerak

   2. (medicine) a specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments

      Synonym: perasat

Further reading

• “manuver” 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.