palatal

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word 'yeast')
• Hypernyms:
semivowel, glide

II - adjective

1. relating to or lying near the palate
- palatal index
- the palatine tonsils
• Syn:
palatine
• Pertains to noun:
palate (for: palatine), palate
• Derivationally related forms:
palatine (for: palatine), palate
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
• Similar to:
soft

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  palatalized, palatalised, palatine