palatal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palatal /ˈpalət(ə)l/
adjective
  • 1 relating to the palate.
  • 2 Phonetics (of a speech sound) made by placing the blade of the tongue against or near the hard palate (e.g. y in yes).
noun Phonetics a palatal sound.
– derivatives
palatalization (or palatalisation) noun,
palatalize (or palatalise) verb,
palatally adverb.
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