ETYM Cf. French palatal.
1. 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.
2. Relating to or lying near the palate; SYN. palatine.
(son) articulé dans la partie antérieure du palais.
(son) articulé dans la partie antérieure du palais.
A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word 'yeast').