manuver

Indonesian

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, first-person possessive manuverku, second-person possessive manuvermu, third-person possessive manuvernya)

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

Derived terms

• bermanuver

 

• manuver alih
• manuver lapangan
• manuver peta
• manuver peta dua pihak
• manuver peta satu pihak
• manuver politik
• manuver strategis
• manuver taktis

 

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 Indonesia, 2016.