PALATAL

palatal

1. [Adjective]: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"

2. [Noun]: a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'')

3. 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'')

Similar words to 'palatal'

1. soft


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