Canadian English Meaning of palatal

palatal

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Definitions and Meaning of palatal in English

Wordnet

palatal (n)

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

Wordnet

palatal (a)

relating to or lying near the palate

Wordnet

palatal (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')

Webster

palatal (a.)

Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

Webster

palatal (n.)

A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

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palatal

a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'), relating to or lying near the palate, produced with t

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palatably => palatable, palatableness => palatability, palatable => palatable, palatability => palatability, palas => palas,