Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Palatal
Pal′a·tal (·tal), a. [Cf. F. palatal.] 1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.
2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; — said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
Pal′a·tal, n. (Phon.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.