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.
rach
v
invigorate, fortify, strengthen
MSN news group
rachwI'
n
nurse
MSN news group
raghghan
n
doll, action figure, miniature humanoid
qep'a' 25
rajma'
n
kidney
qepHom 10
rang
v
be responsible for, have responsibility for
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
rapmar
n
oar
qep'a' 25
raQ
n
outpost
Monopoly
rarchuq
v
be related [generally/conceptually, from rar "connect"]
qep'a' 25
rarwI'
n
plug [this is "connector"; an electric plug is 'ul rarwI']
qep'a' 25
raS De'wI'
n
desktop computer
qepHom 13
raSber naH
n
raspberry
TN!LK
raSya'
N
Russia
TN!LK
raS'IS
n
seed
qep'a' 23
rav De'lor
n
stalagmite
qepHom 2019
rav'eq
n
ceiling
NEWS
raw
v
lightning
qep'a' 24
raw'
n
an aquatic bird with colorful plumage
HolQeD v10n4p5
ray
n
sound of letter r [alphabet]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
raywal
n
booth (small building) [Has a roof, not like a cubicle or carrel open at the top. A raywal is usually used for people; a HuDyar is used for storage.]
qepHom 2019
ray' tIr
n
rice
TN!LK
ra'
v
conduct (an orchestra) [literally command, order]
qepHom 17
ra'Duch
n
triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
ra'Duch puj
n
scalene triangle
qepHom 13
ra'Duch quv
n
isosceles triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
ra'Duch tIQ
n
equilateral triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
ra'Duch tut
n
prism with three-sided base [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
ra'wI' lupwI'
n
taxi
TN!LK
rech
v
exhale
HolQeD, v12n4p8
reD
n
exterior wall
NEWS
rejghun
n
undergarments, underwear [This refers to underwear in general. To be more specific, say rejghun yopwaH bID, etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
rel
v
be dazed, be delusional [in the sense of confused, unable to think properly, bewildered]
qep'a' 24, qepHom 2017
rem
v
suck (e.g. through a straw)
qepHom 15
ren
v
design, map out, plan (a physical object) [Marc Okrand email 2011-10-24]
qepHom 10
renwI'
n
designer, architect [Marc Okrand email 2011-10-24]
qepHom 10
req
n
wax
qepHom 15
reS
v
conjure, cast a spell
November 2016 email to Lieven
reStav
n
shin, forearm [reStav refers to both the "shin" (front of the lower leg) and the "forearm" (below the elbow). If it's necessary to make a distinction, precede the word with 'uS or DeS. reStav is more than just the shin or arm bones. The only way Maltz was aware of for referring to the bone is reStav Hom. ]
Hamletmachine
ret
n
time period ago (past)
HolQeD v8n3p3
ret
v
be most recent
qepHom 2019
retlaw
n
dent, indentation
qep'a' 24
rewve'
n
air (everyday word)
qep'a' 23
rIb
v
be spread, spread out [like a deck of cards fanned out on a table or peanut butter on a piece of bread] [Request]
qep'a' 26
rIch
v
talk about, discuss [The object of this verb is the topic of the discussion.]
qepHom 17
rID
v
digest (the process food goes through)
qep'a' 23
rIj
v
be moored, anchored
qep'a' 25
rIjHa'
v
be adrift
qep'a' 25
rIl
v
use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to a child using a thumb. See also {Sen}.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
rIl
v
play (a wind instrument) [This is a brass technique, not a flute technique. Most typically it is used with {gheb} as the object.]
HolQeD v10n2p9
rIlwI'
n
thumb [Most commonly used in reference to a child's thumb. See also {Sen}.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
rIq
v
pioneer, break through, innovate [This would apply to a scientific breakthrough or discovery, but not to, say, setting a new record in a bat'leth twirling competition] [Request]
qep'a' 26
rIS
v
make a cracking or snapping sound, emit a signal [rIS originally referred to emitting sound only. Later the meaning was extended to mean emitting any sort of signal – sound, radiation, smell, etc. tlhuD refers to radiation only.]
qepHom 2017
rIt
v
summon
Monopoly
rItlh 'echlet
n
ink pad
qepHom 2015 p.19
rIv
v
split [like an ax does to a watermelon]
Hamletmachine
rI'meH wovmoHwI'
n
beacon
qepHom 15
robwIl
n
nightmare [This can be the object of naj dream or SIQ endure and some other verbs, but generally not ghaj have (unless you somehow literally possess a nightmare).] [Request]
qep'a' 27
rol taj
n
razor
TN!LK
ron
v
roll (be rolling), bank (aircraft wings tilt, one up, one down)
HolQeD v11n2p9, De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
roptoj
n
scar (result of some sort of disease, infection, etc.)
qep'a' 24
ropyaH qach
n
hospital
TN!LK
ror
v
be fat, not lean [implies bulk due to body fat or the like; anthropomorphizes inanimate objecdts]
qepHom 2019
rorgh
v
be fantasy [This is "be fantastic" in the fantasy sense; it does not mean "be wonderful, terrific"] [Request]
qep'a' 26
roS
v
use the third toe
HolQeD v10n2p10
roSghaH
n
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
qep'a' 23
roSwI'
n
third toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
ruq
v
belch [Gas produced is called {SIp} or {Qep'It}.]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
rura' pente'
proper n
Rura Penthe
from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p190
ruS
n
bond [qep'a' wa'maH SochDIch]
paq'batlh
ruS
v
be positively charged, have a positive charge
qep'a' 23
ruSvep
n
invitation
qep'a' 24
rutlh
n
wheel
NEWS
rutlh
v
be round [like a circle]
qepHom 17
rutlhHom
n
scroll wheel on a computer mouse
qepHom 13
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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.