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