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palatal meaning in Sanskrit

तालव्य tālavya

/ˈpælətl̩/US/ˈpælətl̩/

palatal in Sanskrit: तालव्य (tālavya). In English, palatal means pertaining to the palate.

Sanskrit words for palatal

palatal
तालव्य tālavya

English meaning of palatal

  1. adjective Pertaining to the palate.
  2. adjective Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
  3. adjective Articulated at the hard palate.
  4. adjective Articulated at the palate: dorsal.

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Questions about palatal in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of palatal in Sanskrit?
Palatal in Sanskrit is तालव्य (tālavya).
palatal इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Palatal: तालव्य (tālavya).
What does palatal mean in English?
Palatal means pertaining to the palate.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “palatal”: तालव्य. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: palatal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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