apicopalatal

English

Etymology

From apico- +‎ palatal.

Adjective

apicopalatal (comparative more apicopalatal, superlative most apicopalatal)

1. (phonetics, of a sound) Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.
   • 1984, G. Devi Prasada Sastry, Mishmi Phonetic Reader:

     Labialized apicopalatal trill : The production of this sound is identical to that of […] except that the lips are rounded during the articulation ...

   • 1997, Zia Rauf, Phonology of Delhi Urdu:

     […] the apicopalatal ("retroflex") consonants require a difficult maneuvering of the apex in their ...

   • 2013, Takesi Sibata, Sociolinguistics in Japanese Contexts, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 52:

     (4) The /r/ in the word-medial /ri/ in the Tokyo dialect corresponds to the apicopalatal fricative.