palatalized

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

palatalized
    adj 1: 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')
           [syn: {palatal}, {palatalized}, {palatalised}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

palatalized \palatalized\ adj. (Linguistics, Phonology)
   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".

   Syn: palatal.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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