Palatal - Definition

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