adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpælətl̩/
Received-Pronunciation:/pəˈleɪtl̩/
General-American:păl′ə-tl
General-American:/ˈpælətl̩/
rhymes with -ælətəl
rhymes with -eɪtəl
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the palate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Articulated at the hard palate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
relating to or lying near the palate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
palatal index
the palatine tonsils
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: palatine
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
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')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: palatalized, palatalised
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semivowel, glide
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth2-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh2-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate English -al English palatal From palate + -al.
Across languages
Translations
79 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
քիմքի
(kʻimkʻi)
— pertaining to the palate
Armenian:
քմային
(kʻmayin)
— pertaining to the palate
Bulgarian:
на небцето
(na nebceto)
— pertaining to the palate
Catalan:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
Chinese Mandarin:
硬齶的 /硬腭的
(yìng'è de)
— pertaining to the palate
Finnish:
maku-
— pertaining to the palate
French:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
German:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
Indonesian:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
Malay:
lelangit
— pertaining to the palate
Malay:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
Manx:
cleaoil
— pertaining to the palate
Polish:
podniebienny
— pertaining to the palate
Portuguese:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
Portuguese:
palatino
— pertaining to the palate
Russian:
нёбный
(njóbnyj)
— pertaining to the palate
Spanish:
palatal
— pertaining to the palate
Spanish:
paladial
— pertaining to the palate
Swedish:
gom-
— pertaining to the palate
Turkish:
damaksıl
— pertaining to the palate
Ukrainian:
піднебі́нний
(pidnebínnyj)
— pertaining to the palate
Welsh:
taflodol
— pertaining to the palate
Finnish:
palataalinen
— (dentistry) on the side facing the palate
French:
palatal
— (dentistry) on the side facing the palate
Malay:
lelangit
— (dentistry) on the side facing the palate
Malay:
palatal
— (dentistry) on the side facing the palate
Turkish:
damaksıl
— (dentistry) on the side facing the palate
Albanian:
qiellzor
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Arabic:
غَارِيّ
(ḡāriyy)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Armenian:
քմային
(kʻmayin)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Burmese:
တာလုဇ
(talu.ja.)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Catalan:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Chinese Mandarin:
硬齶 /硬腭
(yìng'è)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Danish:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Finnish:
palataalinen
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
French:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
German:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Greek:
ουρανικός
(ouranikós)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Icelandic:
framgómmæltur
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Irish:
carballach
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Irish:
pailitiúil
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Malay:
lelangit
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Malay:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Manx:
cleaoil
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Mongolian:
тагнайн
(tagnajn)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Mongolian:
ᠲᠠᠩᠨᠠᠶ ᠵᠢᠨ
(tangnay-ǰin)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Norwegian Bokmål:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Norwegian Nynorsk:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Polish:
palatalny
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Polish:
podniebienny
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Polish:
twardopodniebienny
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Portuguese:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Russian:
палата́льный
(palatálʹnyj)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Scottish Gaelic:
palatach
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Spanish:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Swedish:
palatal
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Tagalog:
pangalangala
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Turkish:
damaksıl
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Ukrainian:
палата́льний
(palatálʹnyj)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Ukrainian:
піднебі́нний
(pidnebínnyj)
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Welsh:
taflodol
— (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate