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')
English: palatal, palatalized, palatalised
palatalEnglish
palatal, palatalised, palatalized, palatine
Adjective
Relating to or lying near the palate
English: palatal, palatine
Noun
A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
English: palatal