How do you say “to compress” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say coumpreni, coustregne, esquicha, jurja, quicha, sarra. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | coumpreni, coustregne, esquicha, jurja, quicha, sarra |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
coumpreni
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to compress |
coustregne
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | tablet; to compress; to constrain |
esquicha
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | compressed crushed, to press; hurried; blissful; to compress; to oppress; oppressed; prudish; tight; to squeeze out; compression; grip |
| Feminine | esquichado |
| Variants | esquichado |
jurja
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to compress |
quicha
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to knock; to compress; to insist; hurried; to press; to squeeze; to embrace |
sarra
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | to compress, to enclose, to close, to put away; compact; to close; closed; to squeeze; tight; to embrace |