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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'Ich

be slippery

qep'a' 25

'IDnar

magic, wizardry

qepHom 15

'IDnar lIl

perform magic [referring to a stage magician]

November 2016 email to Lieven

'IDnar lIlwI'

magician [a stage magician]

November 2016 email to Lieven

'IDnar pIn'a'

wizard, sorcerer

November 2016 email to Lieven

'IlHa'

be insincere [Request]

qep'a' 27

'Impey'

pyramid [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]

qepHom 12

'ImSIng

sewer [This refers to the whole sewer system -- tunnels, conduits, valves, etc. ] [Request]

qep'a' 26

'Imyagh

excl

sound made by a vIghro' or ghISnar [This is an imitative word and there are variations. And not everyone uses it in the first place.]

qep'a' 24

'InDIye'na'

Indiana [Request]

qep'a' 27

'InDogh

syllable [Request]

qep'a' 26

'InSong

flower (bright part of plant)

qep'a' 23

'Internet

internet [Yes, it is a proper Klingon word.]

qepHom 13

'Inglan

England

qep'a' 26

'IngSav

melody [Request]

qep'a' 26

'Ipnal

spouse (gender-neutral term) [Request]

qep'a' 27

'Iq

be too much, be too many

HolQeD v8n3p3

'IqnaH

mucus

HolQeD, v12n4p8

'IqnaH QaD

dry mucus, booger [charghwI' is interpreting this first definition (provided by Okrand) in creating the second one (created by charghwI') because he can't figure out any other meaning.]

HolQeD, v12n4p8

'IqngIl

coil, spring

qep'a' 25

'Ir

guess, suppose, imagine [as in mejpu' SuvwI' 'e' vI'Ir I guess the warrior has left] [Request]

qep'a' 26

'Ir

be creamy, pasty [in the sense of toothpaste. Describes smooth, thick liquids or liquid-like things] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'Irgh

bully, intimidate, pick on, harass

PCHC/qep'a' 24

'IrmeD

eddy [in air]

qep'a' 25

'IrneH

uncle, mother's brother

HolQeD v9n3p8

'IrneHnal

uncle, mother's sister's husband

HolQeD v9n3p8

'ISlan

Iceland

qepHom 15

'ISQIm

harmony [Refers to music only, not people getting along] [Request]

qep'a' 26

'ISyar

legacy [Request]

qep'a' 26

'It

sound of letter I [alphabet]

qep'a' wa'maH javDIch

'Italya'

Italy

TN!LK

'IventoH

pineapple-like fruit [A Klingon fruit that grows on trees that's kind of like a pineapple (though pineapples don't grow on trees) - largish with thorny projections on a reasonably hard shell or skin. Unlike a pineapple, though, the inside is more bitter than sweet. A pineapple may be referred to as a tera' 'IventoH.]

qep'a' 26

'IvtIH

hip [pagh lut]

qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch

'Iw remwI'

vampire

qepHom 15

'Iw 'Ip ghomey

proper n

blood oath circles - the name of a well known sculpture by mIStaq

KCD

'I' ghew

a bug that sort of resembles a beetle [This is two words.]

qepHom 17

'I'SeghIm

curmudgeon [Marc Okrand email 2012-03-27]

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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.