Definition of palatal Palatal
pal•a•tal
We found 13 definitions of palatal from 5 different sources.
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What does palatal mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: palatals |
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| palatal - a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') | ||
| semivowel, glide a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant | ||
Adjective |
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| palatal - relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" | ||
| palatine | ||
| palatal - 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') | ||
| palatalized, palatalised | ||
| soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- palatal (a.)
Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones. - palatal (a.)
Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk. - palatal (n.)
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
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palatal
A sound articulated at the hard palate. -
palatal
(Of sounds) Articulated at the hard palate.
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🔤- palatal, noun, singular of palatals.
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