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palatalization

UK/ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən//ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

palatalization noun: the state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.

Noun

palatalization (countable and uncountable, plural palatalizations)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
    • The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.
  2. (countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

palatalization meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

palatalization in Tamil

அண்ணவொலிச் சாயல் பெறுதல்

palatalization in Vietnamese

state
vòm hoá
instance
vòm hoá
More languagesFewer languages
Kashmiri
تالرَن tālran

Forms of palatalization

pluralpalatalizations
alternative formpalatalisation

Origin of palatalization

From palatal + -ization or palatalize + -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.

Words formed from palatalization

Questions about palatalization

What does palatalization mean?
Palatalization means the state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
What is palatalization in Tamil?
Palatalization in Tamil is அண்ணவொலிச் சாயல் பெறுதல். See Palatalization meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is palatalization?
Palatalization is a noun.
How do you pronounce palatalization?
Palatalization is pronounced /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of palatalization?
The plural of palatalization is palatalizations.

Words near palatalization in the dictionary

  1. palatalises
  2. palatalising
  3. palatalism
  4. palatality
  5. palatalizable
  6. palatalization
  7. palatalizational
  8. palatalizations
  9. palatalize
  10. palatalized
  11. palatalizes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: palatalization (page history and authors); palatalization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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