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palatal

  • /ˈpælətl̩/ UK
  • /pəˈleɪtl̩/ UK
  • /ˈpælətl̩/ US

Rhymes with -ælətəl, -eɪtəl

adjective more palatal · most palatal

  1. Pertaining to the palate.
  2. not comparable Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
  3. Articulated at the hard palate.
  4. uncommon Articulated at the palate: dorsal.

noun palatals

  1. A palatal consonant.

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adj pertaining to the palate

Españolpalatal, paladial
中文硬齶的 /硬腭的 yìng'è de
Portuguêspalatal, palatino
Françaispalatal
Deutschpalatal
Русскийнёбный njóbnyj

adj (dentistry) on the side facing the palate

Françaispalatal

adj (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate

Españolpalatal
中文硬齶 /硬腭 yìng'è
Portuguêspalatal
Françaispalatal
Deutschpalatal
Ελληνικάουρανικός ouranikós
Русскийпалата́льный palatálʹnyj
العربيةغَارِيّ ḡāriyy

noun (phonetics) palatal consonant

Españolpalatal
中文硬齶輔音 /硬腭辅音 yìng'è fǔyīn
DeutschVordergaumenlaut, Palatal
Русскийпалатальный звук palatalʹnyj zvuk

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@misc{palatal_2026,
  title = {palatal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palatal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}