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.

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Sa
v
rhyme with [For "A rhymes with B", you could say B Sa A or Sachuq A B je (which might be better translated as "A and B rhyme").] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Sach
v
expand [can be used [as an adjective] for: be amplified, fleshed out, elaborated, increased in scope, etc.]
qepHom 17
SaDbIp
num
100 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SaDSaghan
num
trillion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
Saghan
num
billion [1,000 times one million] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Sam
n
shawm [This is a loanword from Federation Standard]
qepHom 17
San
n
fate, destiny ["fate" is in TKD]
TKD, 1 January 2018 email to Lieven
SanDIy
n
scar (result of a wound received in the course of fighting/battling)
qep'a' 24
SanIDbIp
num
100 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SanIDSaghan
num
trillion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SanmIr
n
spore [seen in Klingon subtitles for Star Trek: Discovery "Context is for Kings"]
qepHom 2017
Santlhar
n
silicon [Request]
qep'a' 26
San'emDer
n
plant [This refers to an individual plant, typically with stems, leaves, etc. It is not used for fungi or algae.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
San'on
n
bit [This is a computer term.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
SaqDaq
n
landing site
qepHom 17
Saqjan
n
landing gear
BoP Poster
SaQatvelo'
n
Georgia
qepHom 15
Sarbruqen
N
Saarbr?cken (Germany) [Request]
qep'a' 27
Sat
v
be stuck [like being stuck in a meeting or stuck in trafficalso, for some reason, it be would be for a cat stuck in a tree]
qep'a' 25
Savvanwer
n
nonave [Request]
qep'a' 26
Sawlay
n
gesture [Maltz didn't know a verb for this. To use a gesture is Sawlay lo' or else a specific gesture verb (such as SIq, qay, etc.).] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Say
n
sound of letter S [alphabet]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
Say'moHwI' tlhagh
n
soap
TN!LK
Say'qIS
n
dust, powder [Request]
qep'a' 26
Say'qu'moH
v
sterilize
HolQeD v1n3p9
Sa'Hut
n
ass, rear end, buttocks [This word was revealed during a session of singing and dancing the Hokey Pokey]
qep'a' HutDIch
SeD
v
drive (a land vehicle)
qepHom 15
Segh
n
race (type, sort, class) [tlhIngan Segh]
TKW p13
SeHjan
n
control device, controller device [Request]
qep'a' 27
Sen
v
use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult using a thumb. See also {rIl}.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
Sen
v
scoff [(slang)] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SenwI'
n
thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult thumb. See also {rIl}.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
SenwI' rIlwI' je
n
everybody (idiomatic phrase)
HolQeD v10n2p8
Sep
n
country
qepHom 15
Serrum
n
earwax
HolQeD, v12n4p9
SeSor
n
subject [Request]
qep'a' 26
Se'tu'
n
saucepan
TN!LK
Se'vIr
n
publication [The phrase Se'vIr malja' was presented by Marc Okrand directly to Uitgeverij, the publisher of paq'batlh, as meaning "publishing company".]
paq'batlh
SIHHa'moH
v
solve [[slang]] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SIla'
n
large mirror [larger than neSlo']
HolQeD v10n4p5
SIlovenISqa'
n
Slovakia
qepHom 15
SIlreq
N
Silrek [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
SImroD
n
power [physics term] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SImyon
n
degree (unit of measure for temperature)
qepHom 17
SInan
n
compass [Request]
qep'a' 27
SIntlher
n
ancient extinct animal [non-scientific, general term]
qepHom 2019
SIprat
n
bristle, stiff hair or filament [Request]
qep'a' 27
SIq
v
use the index finger
HolQeD v10n2p7
SIqenDInavya'
N
Scandinavia
MiniaturWunderland
SIqnaSwaq
n
elf, gnome, a type of small person
qepHom 2019
SIqotlan
N
Scotland [country]
qepHom 2019
SIqral
N
Skral [the river near Qam-Chee where Kahless slew Molor]
paq'batlh
SIqwI'
n
index finger, first finger
HolQeD v10n2p7
SIQab'el
n
Scrabble (the game) [This is just the Klingon spelling for the copyrighted name of the game.]
qepHom 17
SIrgh raghghan
n
puppet [literally "string doll", the doll that is used in performances]
qep'a' 25
SIrIl
n
hook [Request]
qep'a' 26
SIrlIy
n
silver
qepHom 2015 p.13
SIryoD
n
body armor (old form) (prefered by Maltz)
qepHom 2015 p.14
SIr'o'
n
network, web, mesh, lattice, nexus
qepHom 2017
SIS yoD
n
umbrella
TN!LK
SIv
v
wonder
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
SIyech
n
cane, reed
qep'a' 25
Soj
n
food [carries the idiomatic sense of "matter, concern, affair", as in {tlhIngan Soj 'oH -- not bIyaj} meaning, "It is a Klingon matter -- you'll never understand."]
HolQeD, v12n3p9
Soj naQmey
n
chopsticks
TN!LK
SolDeS
n
sail
qep'a' 25
SommI'
n
tool, implement, instrument
qep'a' 25
Sor
n
club (card suit) [DYM]
qepHom 13
Sor
v
speak literally [implied by SorHa' speak metaphorically]
qep'a' 20
SorHa'
v
speak metaphorically
qep'a' 20
Sorpuq
n
copper
qepHom 2015 p.13
SoSbor
n
motherboard
BoP Poster
SoSbor'a'
n
main core
BoP Poster
So'
v
encrypt
qepHom 13
So'chIm
n
soh-chim [Request]
qep'a' 27
So'Ha'
v
decrypt [done with permission, by an authorized party]
qepHom 13
SubmaH
n
fraction, ratio [can be used to mean "frequency" in such constructions as wanI' SubmaH "frequency, occurrence ratio" or yay SubmaH" victory ratio" or "frequency of victories"]
qep'a' 25
Suchtuv
n
dream, hallucination [like when you're sleeping, not like "dreams for the future" or "dreams of happiness" — that is, not "hope, goal, desire"]
2019 email to pagh
Suntay'
n
pollen
qep'a' 23
SupDIng
n
cotton-like plant [a Klingon plant, parts of which are used to make cloth] [Request]
qep'a' 27
Suq
v.t.
gain [The HolQeD article misspells it as Soq, but the word on the Skybox card is clearly Suq.]
HolQeD v6n2p9 S33
SuqSIv
n
core (of an apple, planet, sun, but not a group)
qepHom 2015 p.12
SurIna'ma
N
Suriname
qep'a' 26
Surma'
n
force (physics concept) [Request]
qep'a' 26
Surmen
n
pressure [Request]
qep'a' 26
Surya'
n
Syria
qepHom 15
Sut DeSwar
n
wardrobe, clothing closet
qep'a' 23
Sut HabmoHwI'
n
iron
TN!LK
Sutra'ber naH
n
strawberry
TN!LK
Suverya'
N
Sweden
TN!LK
SuwISya'
n
Switzerland
qepHom 15
SuwomIy
N
Finland
TN!LK
SuyDar
n
qubit (quantum bit) [Sometimes SuyDar San'on] [Request]
qep'a' 27
SuynIj
n
sweat, perspiration
qepHom 17
Su'ghar qutmey
n
sugar cubes
TN!LK
Su'nIm
n
raised profile, ridges, pattern (as in fingerprints, tires, shoe tread)
qepHom 2015 p.20
Count:95

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.