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palatal

noun
🔊/ˈpælətl/
🔊/ˈpælətl/
 (phonetics语音学)
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  1. a speech sound made by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate of the mouth, for example /j/ at the beginning of yes腭音Topics Languagec2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Latin palatum.

palatal

adjective
🔊/ˈpælətl/
🔊/ˈpælətl/
(phonetics语音学)
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  1. (of a speech sound语音) made by placing the tongue against or near the hard palate of the mouth, for example /j/ at the beginning of yes腭音