palatal
/ˈpælətl or, rarely, 罕读作 pəˈleɪtl; `pælətl/ adj
1 of the palate 腭的.
2 (phonetics 语音) (of a speech sound) made by placing the tongue against or near the palate (usu the hard palate) （指语音）腭音的. palatal, n (phonetics 语音) palatal speech sound (eg / j, ʒ, ʃ, dʒ/) 腭音（如 /j/, /V/, /F/, /dV/）.