How do you say “supine” in Vietnamese?

“Supine” in Vietnamese is ngả (to kill), ngửa (face-up).

Vietnamese words for “supine”

• ngảListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋaː˧˩] · Saigon [ŋaː˨˩˦]ngả dipping

  to kill; to lean; to incline

  for “supine” meaning: Lying on its back.

• ngửaListenadverb
  Hanoi [ŋɨə˧˩] · Saigon [ŋɨə˨˩˦]ngửa dipping

  face-up

  for “supine” meaning: Lying on its back.

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.