pal·a·tal /ˈpælətḷ/
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 pal·a·tal /ˈpælətḷ/ 形容詞
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 Pal·a·tal a.
 1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
 2. Phonetics Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.


 Pal·a·tal, n. Phon. A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

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 palatal
      adj 1: relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the
             palatine tonsils" [syn: palatine]
      2: 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') [syn:
         palatalized, palatalised]
      n : a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like
          the initial sound in the English word `yeast')