English adjective: palatal | |||
1. | palatal relating to or lying near the palate | ||
Samples | Palatal index. The palatine tonsils. | ||
Synonyms | palatine | ||
2. | 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') | ||
Synonyms | palatalised, palatalized | ||
Similar | soft | ||
Antonyms | hard | ||
English noun: palatal | |||
1. | palatal (communication) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glide, semivowel | ||