meaning of palatal
1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
3. A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
4. a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate like the initial sound in the English word `yeast
Related Words
palatal | palatalise | palatalised | palatalize | palatalized |
