How do you say “prone” in Vietnamese?

“Prone” in Vietnamese is úp (to upturn), sấp (face-down).

Vietnamese words for “prone”

• úpListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔup̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔʊp̚˦˥]úp rising

  to upturn; to turn over

  for “prone” meaning: Lying face-down.

• sấpListenadverb
  Hanoi [səp̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʂəp̚˦˥]sấp rising

  face-down

  for “prone” meaning: Lying face-down.

Related Vietnamese words

• ngả vềListenverb

  to become

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.