[医] 腭的

1. a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

<noun.communication>

1. relating to or lying near the palate

<adj.pert>
palatal index
the palatine tonsils

2. 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')

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