palatal

adjective

1. Anatomy. of or relating to the palate.
2. Phonetics. articulated with the blade of the tongue held close to or touching the hard palate.

noun

3. Phonetics. a palatal consonant.

adjective

1. Also called: palatine of or relating to the palate
2. phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a speech sound articulated with the blade of the tongue touching the hard palate

noun

3. Also called: palatine the bony plate that forms the palate
4. phonetics a palatal speech sound, such as the semivowel (j)

adj.

1. Palatine.