Meaning of PALATAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'palutl
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- [n] a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
- [adj] 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')
- [adj] relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
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| | Synonyms: | | palatalised, palatalized, palatine, soft |
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| | See Also: | | glide, semivowel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pal"a*tal\, a. [Cf. F. palatal.]
1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal
bones.
2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of
certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
\Pal"a*tal\, n. (Phon.)
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the
palate, as the letters k and y.
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