Category:Palatal

Pal"a*tal, a. Etym: [cf. F. palatal.]

1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

2. (phonetics)

Defn: uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as The sound of k in kirk.

Palatal Pal"a*tal, n. (phon.)

Defn: a sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the Palate, as the letters k and y.