Palatal

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones.

II. Palatal ·adj Uttered by the aid of the palate;

— said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

III. Palatal ·noun A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.