adjective
- relating to or denoting a consonant sound articulated with the tongue between the hard palate and the soft palate (velum)
Usage: linguistics; phonetics
Examples
- The palatovelar consonants are found in various languages around the world.
- Linguists classify certain sounds as palatovelar based on their articulation point.
- The distinction between palatal and velar sounds can be blurred in palatovelar consonants.
- Some languages use palatovelar stops in their phonemic inventory.