manejar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *manidiāre, from Latin manus (“hand”). By surface analysis, mà +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

manejar (first-person singular present manejo, first-person singular preterite manegí, past participle manejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to handle, to manipulate
2. (transitive) to manage, to operate
3. (intransitive) to gesticulate
4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to move, shake, sway

Conjugation

Derived terms

• manejable
• manejadís
• manejament

Further reading

• “manejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• manear

Etymology

Either inherited from Vulgar Latin *manidiāre or borrowed through Italian maneggiare. By surface analysis, mão +‎ -n- +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ne‧jar

Verb

manejar (first-person singular present manejo, first-person singular preterite manejei, past participle manejado)

1. to manage
2. to handle

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maneggiare. Replaced the older Spanish manear, itself of the same origin, probably Vulgar Latin *manidiāre, from Latin manus (“hand”). Cognate of English manage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maneˈxaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ma‧ne‧jar

Verb

manejar (first-person singular present manejo, first-person singular preterite manejé, past participle manejado)

1. to handle
2. to manage

   Synonym: dirigir

3. (Latin America, Philippines, Equatorial Guinea) to drive (a vehicle)

   Synonym: conducir

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

• “manejar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014