- palatal, palatine - relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
- palatal, palatalized, palatalised - 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')
Antonym: hard (indirect, via soft)