Origin: Latin suffix -al
Palatal has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
A palatal consonant.
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')
Pertaining to the palate.