palatal
pa-la-tal
noun
A speech sound produced with the tongue near the hard palate.
"The 'y' in 'yet' is a palatal."
adjective
Relating to the palate, or formed by the tongue touching the hard palate.
"The 'ch' sound is a palatal fricative."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: palatalised, palatalized, soft, palatine