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palatal

noun

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adjective

  1. of a sound, formed with the tongue and hard palate
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpælətl̩/ / /pəˈleɪtl̩/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal From palate + -al.

  1. Pertaining to the palate.
  2. Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
  3. Articulated at the hard palate.
  4. Articulated at the palate: dorsal.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal From palate + -al.

  1. A palatal consonant.