apicopalatal

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adjective

Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.

OriginEnglish palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate →
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Meanings

adjectiveapicopalatal (comparative more apicopalatal, superlative most apicopalatal)

comparative more apicopalatal · superlative most apicopalatal

  1. human sciencesArticulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.

    (4) The /r/ in the word-medial /ri/ in the Tokyo dialect corresponds to the apicopalatal fricative.

    2013, Takesi Sibata, Sociolinguistics in Japanese Contexts, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 52
    2 more examples

    Labialized apicopalatal trill : The production of this sound is identical to that of […] except that the lips are rounded during the articulation ...

    1984, G. Devi Prasada Sastry, Mishmi Phonetic Reader

    […] the apicopalatal ("retroflex") consonants require a difficult maneuvering of the apex in their ...

    1997, Zia Rauf, Phonology of Delhi Urdu

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*apeks
  3. Latinapex
  4. Englishapico-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  8. Latinpalātum
  9. Old Frenchpalat
  10. Middle Englishpalate
  11. Englishpalate
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Englishpalatal
  15. Englishapicopalatal

From apico- + palatal.

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APA

apicopalatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicopalatal

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Chicago

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