palatal

Adjective

• 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')

• relating to or lying near the palate
  • palatal index
    
  • the palatine tonsils
    

Noun

• a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  palatalized , palatalised , palatine