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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bachHa'
v
err, make a mistake (slang) [listed as (n) in Klingon-English side likely an intentional mistake), but (v) in English-Klingon side and in body text.]
KGT
baghHa'
v
decrypt, break, crack (a code) [without permission, by unauthorized means]
qepHom 13
baghneQ
n
spoon
startrek.klingon
baHjan
n
launcher
BoP
balgharya'
N
Bulgaria
qep'a' 26
bam
v
face, have the prospect of having to deal with [STID]
qepHom 12
bambu'
n
bamboo
qep'a' 25
ban
v
be bruised
qep'a' 25
banan naH
n
banana
TN!LK
banmoH
v
bruise
qep'a' 25
baQa'
excl
general invective
TKD p178
baQa'
excl
boo! hiss! [Often preceded or followed by general grumbling and growling; sometimes just grumbling and growling alone.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
bar
v
blink, flash [as in lighting up briefly or repeatedly]
qep'a' 25
barat
N
India
TN!LK
bartIq
n
branch (of a tree)
qepHom 15
baS Ha'on
n
staple
qepHom 2015 p.18
baS laSvargh
n
foundry
qepHom 15
baS SIrgh
n
wire
qepHom 15
baStan
N
Boston
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
baSta'
n
vector [mathematics] [Request]
qep'a' 27
batlh
n
honor [general, philosophical concept, associated with integrity]
HolQeD, v12n3p9
bav
n
circumference
qep'a' 27
baw'
v
be comfortable, be feeling prepared, be confident [as in being comfortable going on a journey or comfortable about an upcoming battle]
qep'a' 24
baw'Ha'
v
be uncomfortable, be worried, be hesitant [as in being uncomfortable going on a journey or uncomfortable about an upcoming battle]
qep'a' 24
bay
n
sound of letter b [alphabet ]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
baylaD
n
slice [the chunk cut off as the result of quH]
qep'a' 25
bay'eS
n
inferior, subordinate [Request]
qep'a' 26
ba'qIn
n
saddle [This refers to the seat strapped to the back of an animal]
qep'a' 26
ba'Suq
n
bubble
qepHom 2017
beb
n
roof
NEWS
beb mutlhwI'
n
roofer [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09 ]
qepHom
bel Qu'
n
hobby [literally "pleasure task"]
qep'a' 25
belghIya'
n
Belgium
qepHom 15
berlIn
N
Berlin
qep'a' 26
bertlham
n
end (of an opera, play, story, speech) [This refers to the final section of such a performance (last act, scene, sentence, etc.)]
HolQeD v12n2p8
betgham
n
liquid (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
betleH bey'
n
Bat'telh display
KCD
bettI'
n
aluminum [Request]
qep'a' 27
beylI'
n
bank
TN!LK
be'etor
proper n
B'Etor - one of the DuraS sisters
HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26
be'joy'
n
ritualized torture by women
Sarek
bInglan
n
hypothesis [Request]
qep'a' 26
bIp'uy'
num
100 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
bIQ
n
water [water is used as the symbol of weakness and disdain.]
TKW p34-35
bIQ beb
n
surface of water [literally "water roof"]
qep'a' 25
bIQ Duj
n
boat
TN!LK
bIQ ghItmoHwI'
n
fountain
qepHom 15
bIQ notron
n
waterfall
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
bIQSIp
n
hydrogen
BoP Poster
bIQSIp 'ugh
n
deuterium isotope
BoP Poster
bIQyIn
n
cookie sandwich (two chabHommey stuck together)
qepHom 2015 p.12
bIraSIw
n
Brazil
qepHom 15
bIreQtagh
n
bregit lung [food item shown and described on KCD.]
Addendum
bIrI'tIS qolambIya
n
British Columbia
qepHom 17
bIS'ub
n
bottom (interior)
HolQeD v8n3p2
bItlh
v
adapt to, get used to, acclimatize to, conform to, become adjusted to
qep'a' 25
bI'rel tlharghDuj
n
B'rel-class Scout
BoP Poster
bI'reS
n
beginning (of an opera, play, story, speech) [This refers to the opening section of such a performance (last act, scene, sentence, etc.)]
HolQeD v12n2p8
bo
n
feather
HolQeD v10n4p5
boghoy
n
procession, parade, march [See also tlhaj process, parade, march] [Request]
qep'a' 26
bom; puq rur
v
sing falsetto [Request]
qep'a' 27
bon
v
share with [B-vaD C bon A: A shares C with B]
qepHom 15
bop
n
be about, be concerned with [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives. Example: {HolQeD bopbe' paqvam} = "This book is not about linguistics."]
qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch
boq
n
alliance / bloc, coalition / fusion
TKD / KGT / BoP poster
boq
v
ally with, form an alliance with, used in math for addition [used in math: boq for addition, boqHa' for subtraction, X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication, X-logh boqHa''egh Y for division. See chen.]
TKD / KGT / BoP poster/HolQeD v9n3p10
boqHar
n
miracle, wonder [you can say qaStaH boqHarmey!]
qepHom 17
boqHa'
v
used in math for subtraction [used in math: boqHa' for subtraction]
HolQeD v9n3p10
boqHa''egh
v
used in math for division [used in math: X-logh boqHa''egh Y for division. See chen.]
TKD / KGT / BoP poster/HolQeD v9n3p10
boqyIn
n
symbiont [Could take -pu' or -mey.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
boq'egh
v
used in math for multiplication [used in math: X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication]
HolQeD v9n3p10
bor
v
gurgle [This specifically refers to the sound that a stomach makes.]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
borghel
n
a very small bird whose eggs are considered quite tasty
HolQeD v10n4p4
borqu'
v
thunder [slang]
qep'a' 24
boSporoS
N
Bosporus
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
botlh
n
median [of a group of numbers]
qep'a' 26
bo'Degh
n
bird, the most general word for a bird-like creature
HolQeD v10n4p4
bo'DIj nompuq
n
forensic evidence [literally "court evidence"]
qep'a' 25
bo'DIj qaD
n
lawsuit [Request]
qep'a' 27
bo'ghey
n
slope (of a mountain)
qep'a' 25
bo'voD
n
drawer
qep'a' 23
buj
v
be neither warm nor cool (temperature) [Request]
qep'a' 27
bulvar
n
monk [gender-neutral; works like maqlegh]
qep'a' 26
bum
v
absorb [like a sponge (i.e. absorb liquid, not absorb information)] [Request]
qep'a' 27
buq
n
bag, sack, pouch, pocket [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15 ]
qepHom 9
buqjaj
n
Friday
qepHom 12
buq'Ir
n
cube [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27 ]
qepHom 12
bur
v
hiccup
HolQeD, v12n4p8
buSHach
n
thought, notion [an individual thought, something thought of or about, something conceived of, a mental object/construct]
2019 email to pagh
but
v
be natural
qepHom 2017
butnat
n
plutonium [Request]
qep'a' 27
butlh
n
dirt under fingernails; symbolic equivalent of gall, an admirable trait to have
TKD; TKW p142
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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.