palatalization
Pronunciation: /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
The English word “palatalization” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
- An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.
Etymology
From palatal + -ization or palatalize + -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.
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