palatal

One entry found for palatal.

Main Entry: pal·a·tal
Pronunciation: 'pa-l&-t^&l
Function: adjective
1 a : formed with some part of the tongue near or touching the hard palate posterior to the teethridge <the \sh\ and \y\ in English and the \[k]\ of ich \i[k]\ in German are examples of palatal consonants> b of a vowel : FRONT 2
2 : of, relating to, forming, or affecting the palate
- palatal noun
- pal·a·tal·ly /-t^&l-E/ adverb