1. Adjective
Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. Adjective
Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
3. Noun
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
4. Noun
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word ‘yeast’)
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