palatal English

Meaning palatal meaning

What does palatal mean?

palatal

— adjective (= palatine) relating to or lying near the palate palatal index the palatine tonsils

— noun a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word 'yeast')

— adjective 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')

Synonyms palatal synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as palatal?

palatal English » English

palatine

palatalized

palatalised

velar

soft

relating to the palate

palatic

palatane

Topics palatal topics

What do people use palatal to talk about?

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Mouth

• What words describe something to do with the mouth?
  oral orally labial palatal velar