palatal




palatal - noun

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

    • palatal - adjective

    • relating to or lying near the palate
    • 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')

    palatal - thesaurus

    palatalised   palatalized   palatine  

    Scrabble score for palatal

    p is 3 a is 1 l is 1 a is 1 t is 1 a is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 9

    generated at 02:47:42 on 28-04-24

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