man/manu
mæn / ˈmænjuː
The hand hiding in 'manual' and 'manager'
The picture A palm closing around a thing, and the work getting done inside that hand. man is handling with the hand; ped is moving on the foot.
Where the picture shows up in man/manu
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Written for your hands
Read the manual before you start the machine.
riːd ðə ˈmænjuəl bɪˈfɔːr juː stɑːrt ðə məˈʃiːn
Read the manual before you run the machine.
A thin book open to drawings of which part the hand grips and how.
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Holding a crew in hand
Who manages the night shift here?
huː ˈmænɪdʒɪz ðə naɪt ʃɪft hɪr
Who runs the night shift here?
One person holding a whole shift the way a hand holds the reins, steering it along.
To manage once meant handling a horse by hand.
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Made by hand
This factory manufactures car parts.
ðɪs ˈfæktəri ˌmænjuˈfæktʃərz kɑːr pɑːrts
This plant makes car parts.
Material passing through hand after hand and coming out as a finished part.
manu + fact (make) — making by hand is what manufacture says.
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Caring for the hands themselves
I booked a manicure for Saturday.
aɪ bʊkt ə ˈmænɪkjʊr fɔːr ˈsætərdeɪ
I booked a nail appointment for Saturday.
A hand laid open on the table while someone across it shapes one finger at a time.
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What the hand wrote out
Send the manuscript to the editor today.
sɛnd ðə ˈmænjuskrɪpt tuː ðiː ˈɛdɪtər təˈdeɪ
Send the draft to the editor today.
A pen held in the hand travelling across paper, leaving letters behind it.
manu + script (write) — written by hand is a manuscript.
All of it in one picture
man and manu are one hand with something in it. The book that shows how your hands should do it is a manual; the person who holds a whole crew in hand is a manager. Make it with your hands and you manufacture; look after the hands themselves and it is a manicure; what the hand wrote out is a manuscript. So any word with man or manu keeps that feel: a hand is directly on it.