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Palatalization in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Palatalizationnoun
तालव्यीकरण
🗣️ talavyikaraN [/ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/]
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📖 Meaning of “palatalization”

The meaning of “palatalization” in Hindi is तालव्यीकरण, pronounced talavyikaraN — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of palatalization

The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.

✍️ Palatalization in a sentence
The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.
संस्कृत में कई जगह दन्त्य स का तालव्यीकरण हुआ है।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *pel-?
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder.
Latin palātumder.
Old French palatbor.
Middle English palate
English palate
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English palatal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
▲
English palatal
▲
English -ize
English palatalize
▲
English -ation
English palatalization
From palatal + -ization or palatalize + -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.

Quick facts about “palatalization”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Palatalization
Meaning in Hindi
तालव्यीकरण
Pronunciation
talavyikaraN
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-?
Proto-Indo-European *pel-?
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder.
Latin palātumder.
Old French palatbor.
Middle English palate
English palate
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English palatal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ization
▲
English palatal
▲
English -ize
English palatalize
▲
English -ation
English palatalization
From palatal + -ization or palatalize + -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "palatalization" is तालव्यीकरण (talavyikaraN).
In Devanagari script it is written as तालव्यीकरण.
It is pronounced "talavyikaraN". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.