偃えん臥が

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

lying face down; prostration

Literary and rare; used in classical or formal contexts. The kanji 偃 means 'to lie down' and 臥 means 'to lie face down'.

• 彼かれは疲つかれ果はてて偃えん臥がした。

  He lay face down, exhausted.

• 偃えん臥がして地じ面めんに耳みみを当あてた。

  He lay face down and put his ear to the ground.