palatalized
/ˈpæl.ə.tə.laɪzd/
adjective
- Pronounced with the tongue touching or near the hard palate (the roof of the mouth), giving a sound a 'y'-like quality.
- In Russian, many consonants become palatalized before certain vowels.
- The 'n' in 'canyon' is palatalized, sounding like 'ny'.
- Linguists study how palatalized sounds differ from their non-palatalized counterparts.
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