Bible Dictionaries
Palatal

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Uttered by the aid of the palate; - said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

(2):

(n.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

(3):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Palatal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/palatal.html. 1828.