How do you say “awkward” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say empachatiéu, entrepachous, geinant, mal-eisa, maleisa. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | empachatiéu, entrepachous, geinant, mal-eisa, maleisa |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
empachatiéu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | awkward; embarrassing |
entrepachous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | awkward; complicated; embarrassing |
| Feminine | entrepachouso |
| Variants | entrepachouso |
geinant
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | awkward |
| Feminine | geinanto |
| Variants | geinanto |
mal-eisa
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | difficult, awkward |
maleisa
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | awkward, unpleasant; difficult |
| Feminine | maleisado |
| Variants | maleisado |