palatally

Against mouth ceiling

Palatally describes something done with or relating to the palate—the roof of the mouth.

In phonetics, it refers to sounds produced by raising the tongue toward the hard palate, as in the "y" sound of yes: The consonant is articulated palatally.

phonetics

alveolar

Of tooth sockets

fricative · affricate · nasal · plosive · voiced · voiceless · uvular · dental · labial · glottal

anatomy

tongue

Oral muscle for taste

  • roofBuilding's protective top
  • velumMuscular mouth membrane
  • uvulaSoft palate pendant

oral cavity · teeth · gums · mouth · oral · dorsum · blade · tip · body · articulator

Opposites
place of articulation

palatallylabially

Via the lips

dentally

Family

palatal, palatals

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