Defenition of the word palatal

• Defenition of the word palatal

  • A sound articulated at the hard palate.
  • (Of sounds) Articulated at the hard palate.
  • a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
  • 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')
  • relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
  • a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'')
  • 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'')
  • relating to or lying near the palate

Synonyms for the word palatal

• • palatalized
  • palatine

Similar words in the palatal

• • soft

Hypernyms for the word palatal

• • glide
  • semivowel

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