palatal

• : An umbrella term for several processes of assimilation in phonetics and phonology, by which the articulation of a consonant is changed under the influence of a preceding or following front vowel or a palatal or palatalized consonant. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• (See Plate A When I sing a single tone I can give it much more power, much more palatal or nasal resonance, than I could give in a series of ascending tones. —  How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst]
• Probably chhonkar and sangri_, which latter is in some parts of India the name of the tree as well as of the pod, are both dialectical corruptions of the Sanskrit sankara_, a name of Siva; for the palatal and sibilant are frequently interchangeable' ('List of Indigenous Trees' in Mathurв, A. District Memoir_, 3rd ed., Allahabad, 1883, p. 422). Sundry leguminous trees are used in Dasahara ceremonies in the different parts of India, under varying local names 9. —  Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official
• Vishayena yami is the correct reading; i.e., then here is palatal, and vishayena is in the instrumental case. —  The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
• Wegener's granulomatosis • Wegener's granulomatosis with ear, nose and throat involvement and palatal destruction —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows

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