English to English
palatal
('p/&/l/@/t/-/l
)
adjective (a)
- relating to or lying near the palate(adj.pert)Example:
Palatal index.
source: wordnet30 - Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- 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.all)source: wordnet30