ngửa

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Vietic *t-ŋah (“to lie on the back”). Cognate with Chut [Rục] təŋah¹. Doublet of ngả. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˧˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˦] === Adverb === ngửa • (語, 𠑕, 𫤋) face-up Antonym: sấp nằm ngửa ― to lie face-up; to lie supine === Verb === ngửa • (語, 𠑕, 𫤋) to turn upwards Synonym: ngửng ngửa/ngửng mặt ― to orientate one's face upward from its current orientation