palatal

nouns

a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
palatal
is a type of (narrower)
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
glide, semivowel

adjectives

relating to or lying near the palate
"palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
palatal, palatine
is derived from
palate
pertains to
palate
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')
palatal, palatalised, palatalized