(noun.) a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast').
(adj.) 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') .
(adj.) relating to or lying near the palate; 'palatal index'; 'the palatine tonsils' .
达米安校对