Definitions For Palatalization

Noun

PALATALIZATION. (countable and uncountable, plural PALATALIZATIONs) (phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronounce, 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. (phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

Derived terms

{{der2, en, first palatalization, second palatalization}}

Translations

Armenian: քմայնացում, փափկացում Catalan: palatalització, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 顎化, 腭化, 顎音化, 腭音化 Danish: palatalisering Finnish: liudentuminen, palatalisaatio French: palatalisation, f Galician: palatalización, f Greek: ουρανικοποίηση, f, ουράνωση, f Irish: caoile, f Italian: palatalizzazione, f Japanese: 口蓋音化 (こうがいおんか, kōgai onka) Korean: 구개음화(口蓋音化) Mongolian: : Cyrillic: тагнайшил, тагнайших {{qual, China}} : Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠩᠨᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢᠯ, ᠲᠠᠩᠨᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢᠬᠤ Norwegian: palatalisering Polish: palatalizacja, f, zmiękczenie, n Portuguese: palatalização, f, palatização, f Russian: палатализа́ция, f, смягче́ние, n Scottish Gaelic: palatachadh, m Spanish: palatalización, f Swedish: palatalisering Welsh: taflodoli, m Armenian: քմայնացում, փափկացում Catalan: palatalització, f Chinese: : Mandarin: 顎音化, tr=èyīnhuà Finnish: liudennus, palatalisointi French: palatalisation, f Galician: palatalización, f Georgian: პალატალიზაცია, sc=Geor German: Palatalisierung, f Irish: caolú, m Italian: palatalizzazione, f Japanese: 口蓋音化 (こうがいおんか, kōgaionka, sc=Jpan) Korean: 구개음화(口蓋音化) Polish: palatalizacja, f, zmiękczenie, n Portuguese: palatalização, f, palatização, f Russian: палатализа́ция, f, смягче́ние, n Scottish Gaelic: palatachadh, m Spanish: palatalización, f Welsh: taflodoliad, m

Alternative forms

palatalisation

Etymology

palatal + ization or palatalize + ation. earliest instance 1863 (palatalisation does already occur in 1862 in w. h. i. bleek's a comparative grammar of south african languages. part i. phonology)