Palatalised and Soft

Palatalised adjective - Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

Soft and palatalised are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Soft" instead an adjective "Palatalised".

Soft adjective - Of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh'.

Palatalised and soft are semantically related. You can use "Palatalised" instead an adjective "Soft".

Nearby Words: soften, softness, softly, softening, softie