palatal
Anatomy. of or relating to the palate.
Phonetics. articulated with the blade of the tongue held close to or touching the hard palate.
Phonetics. a palatal consonant.
Origin of palatal
1Other words from palatal
- pal·a·tal·ism, pal·a·tal·i·ty, noun
- pal·a·tal·ly, adverb
- non·pal·a·tal, adjective, noun
- pre·pal·a·tal, adjective
- un·pal·a·tal, adjective
- un·pal·a·tal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for palatal
/ (ˈpælətəl) /
Also called: palatine of or relating to the palate
phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a speech sound articulated with the blade of the tongue touching the hard palate
Also called: palatine the bony plate that forms the palate
phonetics a palatal speech sound, such as the semivowel (j)
Derived forms of palatal
- palatally, adverb
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