ALL meanings of palatal
pal·a·tal
P p - adjective palatal Anatomy. of or relating to the palate. 1
- adjective palatal Phonetics. articulated with the blade of the tongue held close to or touching the hard palate. 1
- noun palatal Phonetics. a palatal consonant. 1
- adjective palatal relating to the palate 1
- adjective palatal of or relating to the palate 0
- adjective palatal of, relating to, or denoting a speech sound articulated with the blade of the tongue touching the hard palate 0
- noun palatal the bony plate that forms the palate 0
- noun palatal a palatal speech sound, such as the semivowel (j) 0
- adjective palatal of the palate 0
- adjective palatal articulated with the part of the tongue just behind the tip raised against or near the hard palate, as the consonants ( (j) ; y) ) in yes and ( (ç) ; H) ) in German ich 0
- adjective palatal designating a stop, fricative, etc. whose point of articulation is on or near the hard or soft palate, as ( (tʃ) ; ch) , ; dʒ) ; j) , ; ʃ) ; sh) , ; ʒ) ; zh) ) 0
- adjective palatal front, as certain vowels 0
- noun palatal a palatal sound 0