New Klingon Words
Disclaimer: This list is not current. It was last updated with words revealed in the middle of 2020. It will be brought up to match present knowledge by the end of 2023.
The words listed here were revealed or expanded upon after the publication of The Klingon Dictionary and Klingon for the Galactic Traveler. This list was compiled and maintained for many years by Will Martin (a.k.a. charghwI'). It is now curated by Alan Anderson (a.k.a. ghunchu'wI'). Note that not all of these words are perfectly defined, and the list is subject to additions, deletions, and emendations as our knowledge increases. The choice of what words deserve to be included in this list is up to Alan. Send him suggestions for additional entries, realizing that only words from confirmed Okrand sources will be accepted, and the source must be cited. See the explanation at the bottom of this list for source abbreviation descriptions.
In order not to compete with Dr. Okrand's income via royalties, the vocabulary of TKD and KGT will not be reproduced here. For a complete word list, combine this list with the ones in those two books.
Hajvav
n
weasel-like animal [This is an animal found on Qo'noS that's sort of weasel-like] [Request]
qep'a' 27
Ham
v
be high (in pitch) [as in high voice]
qepHom 17
Hamburgh
N
Hamburg
MiniaturWunderland
Hampong
n
wound, sore [a wound or sore with at least some abrasion, not just a bruise]
qep'a' 25
Han
v
be learned, scholarly, erudite
qepHom 15
HanDI'
n
cell
qep'a' 23
Hap choHwI'
n
replicator [The most frequently heard way to refer to a replicator that produces food is Soj choHwI', but that's slang.]
qepHom 17
HapQeD
n
physics
qep'a' 26
Har'ey
n
rainbow
qep'a' 23
HaS
v
squeak [This is not only for animals. It can also be used for the sound an old door or a wooden chest makes when you open it, if it's a sort of high pitch.]
qepHom 17
HaSta jIH
n
television
TN!LK
Haw
v
be random, arbitrary, unpredictable, fortuitous [For random numbers, as when throwing dice, use the verb 'al float instead of Haw. mI' 'al (a) random number; 'al mI' the number is random. There is also a slang expression Du'Hom mI' random number (literally garden number).] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Hay
n
sound of letter H [alphabet]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
Hay
n
area beyond [normally used with a point of reference "beyond X"]
qep'a' 24
Hay
v
somersault [a controlled roll, whereas ron applied to a person would mean they are rolling haphazardly]
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
HaySIn
n
bucket [Typically, a HaySIn is round (it could be a 'Ib rutlh) and portable (so it's not a qegh).] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Ha'DIbaH ghIH tIr ngogh je
n
burger
TN!LK
Ha'on
n
staple
qepHom 2015 p.18
Ha'on vevwI'
n
stapler
qepHom 2015 p.18
Heghba'
n
ritual suicide
from Sarek, the novel by A. C. Crispin
Hen
v
be experienced [in the sense of involvement in, exposure to, familiarity with, hands-on dealing with a given area of knowledge or type of skill] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Henjun
n
whip [For the verb "whip", make use of Qach wield.]
qep'a' 26
Heq
v
hail [A hailstone can be either chuch 'aplom ("ice pellet") or 'aplom chuch ("pellet ice")]
qep'a' 24
Hey
v
battle or fight against one's own group (not the supposed enemy) [STID]
qepHom 12
HeySel
n
atom
qepHom 2015 p.13
HID
v
sweat, perspire
qepHom 17
HIjmeH chaw'
n
stamp
TN!LK
HIl'aD
n
step-by-step instructions [HIl'aD is singular; several sets of instructions is HIl'aDmey.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
HIr
v
be stuck [like a stamp is stuck to an envelope or a spitwad is stuck on a wall]
qep'a' 25
HIS
v
be compressed (as in air)
qep'a' 25
Hoch
n
everyone, all, everything [In HolQeD v5n2p11: If noun following Hoch is explicitly plural, it means "all". If it is singular, it means "each".]
TKW p33 - first in noun-noun pair
HolQeD
n
the KLI journal
from HolQeD
Hom
v
use the second toe
HolQeD v10n2p10
HomwI'
n
second toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
Hong boq chuyDaH
n
impulse fusion thrusters
BoP Poster
Hongghor
n
impulse drive
BoP Poster
HoQ
v
be honored falsely, be falsely honorable [deception is implied]
HolQeD, v12n3p8
HoS choHwI'
n
transtator
veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9
Ho'
n
cog/sprocket teeth
qep'a' 25
Ho' rutlh
n
cog/sprocket wheel
qep'a' 25
Ho' teywI'
n
toothbrush
TN!LK
Ho'DoS
n
system, method, manner, technique
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
Ho'Du' Say'moHwI' tlhagh
n
toothpaste
TN!LK
Hu
n
zoo
missing from E-K section of TKD
Huch chaw'
n
credit card
TN!LK
Huch jengva'
n
coin [literally "money plate"; often, not always, followed by -Hom .]
qep'a' 25
Huch ngop
n
coins [literally "money plates"; often, not always, followed by -Hom]
qep'a' 25
HuchQeD
n
economics [This is slang with no non-slang counterpart]
KGT p148
HuDyar
n
shed, shack [Maltz was asked for a "weather shelter" and said that this was a very Terran sort of thing and he wasn't aware of a Klingon word for it ("Why would anyone need a thing like that?" he asked.) The best he could come up with was HuDyar ("shed", "shack").]
qep'a' 24
HuH
n
PK: bile TKW: gall KCD/KGT: slime
Huj
v
be strange, unfamiliar
TKD, qepHom 2017
Humlaw'
n
like a ghargh, but with lots of wiggly legs
qepHom 17
Hun
n
type of animal, Khrun [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch (KRAD's A Burning House)]
paq'batlh
Hurgh Duj
n
submarine, blimp [To clarify the meaning, a submarine can be called bIQ Hurgh Duj and a blimp can be called muD Hurgh Duj.]
qepHom 2019
HuS
v
hang [HuS takes an object. If your shoes are hanging on a wall it's because somebody hung them there. HuS is not used to mean "lynch" or "execute by hanging." That's a different word: jIb.]
TKD, Hamletmachine
Hutvagh
n
too many people or things in a place at once [Disclosed during a congested drive on Interstate 95.]
HolQeD v11n3p13
Hutvav
n
nerve (anatomy, physiology)
qepHom 15
Hutvav rarwI'
n
neural synapse
qepHom 15
Hut'In
n
nail [Marc Okrand email to Qov August 2012]
misc
Hut'In vIl
n
screw [Marc Okrand email to Qov August 2012]
misc
Huy
v
hum [can be used both for singing without words and for the sound a (not huge) engine makes. Used also for the sound of a cat: purr.]
qepHom 17
Hu'ma
excl
uh, umm [Sometimes Hu'mI and sometimes shortened to Hu. Another pause vocalization is just a low-toned ghghgh.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Hu'tegh
excl
general invective
TKD p178
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Works Cited
- CK
- Okrand, Marc. (1992). Conversational Klingon (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 5-022-73903-6391
- FFN
- Festival of the Spoken Nerd (2015). Full Frontal Nerdity DVD. Laughing Stock. ISBN: 0-671-79739-5
- Hamletmachine
- Translation by Lieven Litaer of Heiner Müller's 1977 play Die Hamletmaschine. (link)
- HolQeD
- (1992 to present). The quarterly journal of the Klingon Language Institute. Assorted interviews with and articles by Marc Okrand. ISSN: 1061-2327
- KCD
- Okrand, Marc. (1992). Star Trek: Klingon, CD-ROM. New York: Simon & Schuster Interactive. ISBN: 0-671-52873-4
- Monopoly
- (2011). MONOPOLY® – Star Trek Klingon Limited Edition, board game. USAopoly/Hasbro.
- OZ
- 'aS 'IDnar pIn'a' Dun, Jackson Bradley's translation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- PCHC
- Chase Masterson (2016). Pop Culture Hero Coalition message. Facebook. (link)
- PK
- Levine, Barry & Okrand, Marc. (1993). Power Klingon: Master the Language of Warriors (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-87975-8
- qepHom
- An annual meeting of Klingonists in Germany. The first such qepHom took place in 2002. (The word can refer to any minor gathering, but this list uses it exclusively for the organized German meeting.)
- qep'a'
- The annual conference of the Klingon Language Institute. Marc Okrand is often in attendance. qep'a' wa'DIch was held in 1994. (The word can refer to any convention or conference, but this list uses it exclusively for the KLI's annual meeting.)
- TKD
- Okrand, Marc. (1985 & 1992). The Klingon Dictionary, 2nd ed. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-74559-X
- TKW
- Okrand, Marc. (1996). Star Trek: The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-53755-5
- TN!LK
- (2011). Talk Now! Learn Klingon. EuroTalk, Ltd. ISBN: 1-846-06606-9
- veS QonoS
- (1990). Newsletter of Mortas-Te-Kaase, a defunct Klingon club. Some new words from Marc Okrand appeared, and a subset of these were later used in CK. The entire list was reprinted by permission of both Okrand and the club in HolQeD 1:3.