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')
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast') 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') relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils