Palatal

['pælət(ə)l] or ['pælətl]

Definition

(noun.) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast').

(adj.) produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin') .

(adj.) relating to or lying near the palate; 'palatal index'; 'the palatine tonsils' .

Typed by Damian--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

(a.) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

(n.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

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