Found 2 items, similar to Palatal.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: palatal palatal adj 1: relating to or lying near the palate; “palatal index”; “the palatine tonsils” [syn: palatine] 2: 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') [syn: palatalized, palatalised] palatal n : a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
English → English (gcide) Definition: Palatal Palatal \Pal"a*tal\, a. [Cf. F. palatal.] 1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk. [1913 Webster] Palatal \Pal"a*tal\, n. (Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y. [1913 Webster]