Palatal

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.
n.	1.	(Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

Noun	1.	palatal - a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Adj.	1.	palatal - relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils" Synonyms: palatine
	2.	palatal - 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') Synonyms: palatalised, palatalized

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