Meanings
adjectivepalatal (comparative more palatal, superlative most palatal)
comparative more palatal · superlative most palatal
- anatomyPertaining to the palate.
- human sciencesArticulated at the hard palate.
- uncommonhuman sciencesArticulated at the palate: dorsal.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiverelating to or lying near the palate
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adjectiveproduced 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’)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Old Frenchpalat
- Middle Englishpalate
- Englishpalate
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishpalatal
Translations
Arabic غَارِيّ
- غَارِيّ (ḡāriyy)(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Bulgarian на небцето
- на небцето (na nebceto)pertaining to the palate
Catalan palatal, palatal
- palatalpertaining to the palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- palatal(phonetics) palatal consonant
Chinese Mandarin 硬齶的 /硬腭的, 硬齶 /硬腭
- 硬齶的 /硬腭的 (yìng'è de)pertaining to the palate
- 硬齶 /硬腭 (yìng'è)(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- 硬齶輔音 /硬腭辅音 (yìng'è fǔyīn)(phonetics) palatal consonant
Danish palatal, palatallyd
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- palatallyd(phonetics) palatal consonant
Finnish maku-, palataalinen
- maku-pertaining to the palate
- palataalinen(dentistry) on the side facing the palate
- palataalinen(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- palataali(phonetics) palatal consonant
- lakiäänne(phonetics) palatal consonant
French palatal, palatal
- palatalpertaining to the palate
- palatal(dentistry) on the side facing the palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
German palatal, palatal
- palatalpertaining to the palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- Vordergaumenlaut(phonetics) palatal consonant
- Palatal(phonetics) palatal consonant
Greek ουρανικός
- ουρανικός (ouranikós)(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Icelandic framgómmæltur
- framgómmæltur(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Indonesian palatal
- palatalpertaining to the palate
Irish carballach, pailitiúil
- carballach(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- pailitiúil(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Malay lelangit, palatal
- lelangitpertaining to the palate
- palatalpertaining to the palate
- lelangit(dentistry) on the side facing the palate
- palatal(dentistry) on the side facing the palate
- lelangit(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Norwegian Bokmål palatal
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Polish podniebienny, palatalny
- podniebiennypertaining to the palate
- palatalny(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- podniebienny(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- twardopodniebienny(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Portuguese palatal, palatino
- palatalpertaining to the palate
- palatinopertaining to the palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Russian нёбный, палата́льный
- нёбный (njóbnyj)pertaining to the palate
- палата́льный (palatálʹnyj)(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- палатальный звук (palatalʹnyj zvuk)(phonetics) palatal consonant
Scottish Gaelic palatach
- palatach(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Spanish palatal, paladial
- palatalpertaining to the palate
- paladialpertaining to the palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- palatal(phonetics) palatal consonant
Swedish gom-, palatal
- gom-pertaining to the palate
- palatal(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- palatal(phonetics) palatal consonant
Tagalog pangalangala
- pangalangala(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Thai เสียงเพดานแข็ง
- เสียงเพดานแข็ง(phonetics) palatal consonant
Turkish damaksıl, damaksıl
- damaksılpertaining to the palate
- damaksıl(dentistry) on the side facing the palate
- damaksıl(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- damaksıl ünsüz(phonetics) palatal consonant
Ukrainian піднебі́нний, палата́льний
- піднебі́нний (pidnebínnyj)pertaining to the palate
- палата́льний (palatálʹnyj)(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
- піднебі́нний (pidnebínnyj)(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Welsh taflodol, taflodol
- taflodolpertaining to the palate
- taflodol(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with palatal
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APA
palatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatal
MLA
“palatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatal.
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