| ADJECTIVE | pert | palatal, palatine | relating to or lying near the palate |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | palatal, palatalized, palatalised | 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') | |
| NOUN | communication | palatal | a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word 'yeast / yeast') |
| Meaning | relating to or lying near the palate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "palatal index" | |
| Synonym | palatine | |
| Spanish | palatal, palatino | |
| Catalan | palatal | |
| Nouns | palate | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
| Meaning | 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 | palatalized, palatalised | |
| Broader | soft | (of speech sounds) |
| Spanish | palatal, palatalizado | |
| Catalan | palatal | |
| Nouns | palatal | a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word 'yeast / yeast') |
| Meaning | A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word 'yeast / yeast'). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | semivowel, glide | A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant |
| Spanish | palatal | |
| Catalan | palatal | |
| Adjectives | 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') |
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