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(phonetics) a speech sound produced by the blade of tongue near or touching the hard palate or the back of the roof of mouth
What is "palatal"?
Palatal refers to sounds produced when the body of the tongue raises to the hard palate, which is the back of the roof of the mouth. These sounds are typically characterized by a specific place of articulation and often include certain consonants and vowels. In English, examples of palatal sounds include the "y" sound in "yes" and the "sh" sound in "she." Palatal sounds are important in phonetics and phonology because they contribute to the distinctiveness of sounds in different languages and affect how words are pronounced.
relating to or lying near the palate
(phonetics) (of a speech sound) connected with or produced by the blade of the tongue approaching the hard palate
