PALATALS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

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')

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

relating to or lying near the palate

Example: palatal index; the palatine tonsils

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')