New Klingon Words
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 originally compiled and maintained for many years by Will Martin (a.k.a. charghwI'), then it was curated by Alan Anderson (a.k.a. ghunchu'wI'), and has now been handed over to a team of volunteers lead by Tali Smith (a.k.a. tIjey). 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 the team. Send them 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.Â
Last updated: 2026-07-14
mey
v
match, fit onto, interlock with, interface with, mesh with [To talk about a sock (or glove or….) matching (that is fitting onto) a foot (or hand or…), use the verb mey.]
January 2019 email to De'vID
'o'mat ghIrI', tI'Im, pIvyoch
n
O'Mat Gri T'M pffiots [In the TNG episode "Heart of Glory", the Klingon ordering food and drink (from the food replicator) says he wants 'o'mat ghIrI', which is some sort of meat and pasta-like concoction. Then he specifies that the fat in the food should be boiled, one of the optional ways to prepare this dish. He says tI'Im! boil (the fat [in the entrees])! He uses the prefix tI- because there are three separate entrees. Finally, he orders a special, rather pungent Klingon beverage known as pIvyoch.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
tera' na'ran chang
n
marmalade [The tera' may be dropped if the context is clear.]
QelIS boqHarmey
tera' na'ran HuH
n
marmalade [The tera' may be dropped if the context is clear.]
QelIS boqHarmey
bachghIng
n
tension (physics)
qepHom 2024
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 Poster
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
baQpel
n
pull-up [This exercise (or maneuver) is used with the verb mI'. A variant form of the choQpel. In the baQpel, the first up-down movement is with one arm only, the second is with the other arm only, the third is with the firstarm only, and so on. As with the more basic choQpel, there are chap and toch versions.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
bar
v
blink, flash [as in lighting up briefly or repeatedly]
qep'a' 25
barat
N
India
TN!LK
bargh Soj
n
casserole [There are not many traditional ways of preparing hot Klingon food. Maltz thought that a casserole could be termed simply bargh Soj (bargh food) since a bargh its most likely the type of pot to be used.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
bartIq
n
branch (of a tree)
qepHom 15
bartIq waq
n
ski ["to ski" is wuHmeH bartIq waq lo'.]
qepHom 2024
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'
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' 16
baylaD
n
slice [the chunk cut off as the result of quH]
qep'a' 25
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
ba'Suq SIp
n
carbon dioxide (slang)
qepHom 2024
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
beng
v
addicted, be addicted (to) [From chabal tetlh: "to be physically and/or mentally dependent on a certain substance and/or stimulus, e.g. alcohol, drugs, smoking; different from being "dependent on medicine" that keeps one's health from deteriorating".
The object is the substance to which one is addicted.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
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
bertlham taymey
n
epilogue
qepHom 2020
bertlham 'echlet
n
back cover (of book)
qepHom 2021
beS
v
scald [From chabal tetlh: "injure or damage with hot liquid".
This is not a cooking term.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
betgham
n
liquid (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
betleH bey'
n
Bat'telh display
KCD
bewbeb
n
baobab [loanword]
ta'puq mach
bewSom
n
mixture of brewing ingredients [ bewSom is the mixture of ingredients that, after a bit of time, produces fermented HIq.]
qepHom 2020
bewSom pa'
n
brewery [room] [Maltz thought that maybe this was shortened from something like bewSom roghmeH qegh pa "vat for fermenting bewSom room" or " bewSom fermenting vat room", but he wasn't sure about that.]
qepHom 2020
bewSom qach
n
brewery [building] [A ?brewery? is bewSom pa' or bewSom qach (parallel to ?distillery?)]
qepHom 2020
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
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'
bIQ vem
n
wake (in water) [The term bIQ vem is generally used to refer to wakes in any liquid.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
bIQSIp
n
hydrogen
BoP Poster
bIQSIp 'ugh
n
deuterium isotope
BoP Poster
bIQyIn
n
cookie sandwich (two chabHommey stuck together)
qepHom 2015 p.12
bIQ'a'
n
sea [extended meaning of previously only "ocean"]
qepHom 2023
bIQ'a' qIj
n
Black Sea
qepHom 2023
bIQ'a' Sargh
n
seahorse [loanword]
qepHom 2024
bIraSIw
n
Brazil
qepHom 15
bIreQtagh
n
bregit lung [food item shown and described on KCD.]
Addendum of TKD
bIrI'tIS qolambIya
n
British Columbia
qepHom 17
bIroqlIy majaj
n
broccoli
qepHom 2023
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
bI'reS taymey
n
prologue
qepHom 2020
bI'reS 'echlet
n
front cover (of book)
qepHom 2021
bo
n
feather
HolQeD v10n4p5
bobDar
n
splash [Use with tlhen "sound as, produce the sound of" (e.g., bobDar thlen "(it) produces a splash sound")] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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' 12
boq
n
alliance / bloc, coalition / fusion
TKD / KGT / BoP poster
boq Hol
n
pidgin, creole, contact language [The two terms are used interchangeably.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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
boq'egh
v
used in math for multiplication [used in math: X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication]
HolQeD v9n3p10
boQ Hol
n
pidgin, creole, contact language [The two terms are used interchangeably.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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'
bot
v
insulate [the verb refers to make a kind of barrier, as in heat insulation, also electric insulator.]
qepHom 2024
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'ghey
n
slope (of a mountain)
qep'a' 25
bo'voD
n
drawer
qep'a' 23
bulvar
n
monk [gender-neutral; works like maqlegh]
qep'a' 26
buq
n
bag, sack, pouch, pocket [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15 ]
qepHom 9
buq Quj
n
basketball
qepHom 2024
buq yopwaH
n
cargo pants
qepHom 2024
buq yopwaH bID
n
cargo shorts
qepHom 2024
buqjaj
n
Friday
qepHom 12
buq'ach
n
trombone-like Klingon instrument [A terran trombone would be a tera' buq'ach.]
qepHom 2020
buq'Ir
n
cube [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27 ]
qepHom 12
bur
v
hiccup
HolQeD, v12n4p8
burrI'to
n
burrito
qepHom 2023
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
butlh
n
dirt under fingernails; symbolic equivalent of gall, an admirable trait to have
TKD; TKW p142
chabal
n
something desired or requested
qepHom 2015 p.12
chach Duj
n
ambulance
TN!LK
chaDvay'
n
Hertz (frequency)
from veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9
chal bIQ
n
rain [Maltz said that you'd probably only say this if, for example, you were referring to, say, a puddle of water on the ground and wanted to be clear that the puddle resulted from rain and not some other source or if you wanted to say what it is that's dripping from your wet head since you didn't just step out of the shower (obviously you didn't -- you're a Klingon). Otherwise the puddle or hair water would be simply bIQ (perhaps with some modifier or other).]
qep'a' 24
chal chuch
n
snow [A solid block of ice would be chuch ngogh. For shaved ice or the kind of ice in a sno-cone or smoothie, chuch is usually sufficient.]
qep'a' 24
chal qul
n
aurora [From chabal tetlh: "atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
chalqach
n
tower [qep'a' wa'maH SochDIch]
paq'batlh
chan
n
eastward, area toward the east (90 degrees on Terran 360 degree compass with north as 0 and degrees counted clockwise)
HolQeD v8n4p6
chan nagh
n
andesite [From chabal tetlh: "extrusive volcanic rock composed of mostly plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
chang'eng
n
pair
BoP Poster
chap
v
be official, authenticated, authorized, legitimate
qep'a' 29
chap
v
grasp [This involves a change of state and describes the act of grabbing onto something starting from the moment just before you grab it.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
chapwI'
n
zipper [For "zip" or "unzip," say chapwI' SoQmoH, chapwI' poSmoH. For "zip up a coat," for example, say cheSvel chapwI' SoQmoH.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
chaS
n
top of walking cane or ceremonial cane
HolQeD v12n2p7
chav
n
function (mathematics) [From chabal tetlh: "a relation in which each element of the domain is associated with exactly one element of the codomain".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
chaw'
n
permit [This entry was missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD, though it is used as a noun in PK: cha'puj vIngevmeH chaw' HInobneS.]
PK
chaw' ngoq
n
password, passphrase, passcode
qepHom 13
chay
n
sound of letter ch [alphabet ]
qep'a' 16
cha'bIp
n
a bird noted for its speed
HolQeD v10n4p4
cha'DaSvI'
n
a Klingon game that is similar to golf in that it involves precisely aiming a projectile [Maltz thought Terran golf was far too tame to be referred to as tera' cha'DaSvI'.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
cha'DIch
n
second, aide
TKW p21
cha'Do'
n
a species of Klingon bird about which little is known
HolQeD v10n4p4
cha'naS
n
a small bird which digs up bugs to eat
HolQeD v10n4p4
cha'neH
n
forearm [When used alone, it means "forearm." But when preceded by 'uS, it means "lower part of the leg." You could also say DeS cha'neH for "forearm," but this would probably be used only in a context where you were talking about both the forearm and the lower leg and wanted to clarify which was which.]
qepHom 10, Hamletmachine
cha'par
n
a bird noted for its song
HolQeD v10n4p4
cha'qu'
n
a bird with a noisy, repetitive cry
HolQeD v10n4p4
cha''etlh pe'wI'
n
scissors
TN!LK
cheb
n
unit weight approx. 5 pounds (2.25kg)
MSN
cheb'a'
n
unit weight approx. 45-46.4 pounds (20.4-21.05 kg) (9-9.28 cheb) [The numbers don't quite mesh, but this is the best I can figure from different equivalences we've been given.]
BoP poster
chegh
v
return (to) (direct object is place returned to)
NEWS
chem
n
field (physical)
qepHom 2024
chen
v
take form [used in math where the subject is the result of the formula statement (typically using some form of the verb boq). The chen statement follows the boq statement with a semicolon dividing them in Okrand's notation.]
HolQeD v9n3p9
chen tu'qom
n
in formation [For example: tlhaj negh; chen tu'qom. The soldiers march; a configuration/pattern forms (more naturally: The soldiers march in formation).
It's possible to be more specific, using, for example, ra'Duch, triangle, or wej war(mey), four columns, instead of the more general tu'qom.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
chen'ong
n
maze
qep'a' 25
chenHa' meyrI'
v
fail to climax (slang), lit. "the square malforms" [Maltz was mystified by this.]
qepHom 2020
cheq
v
tornado [You can also say ver SuS'a' "a tornado happens" (literally: "the big wind spirals"). ver SuS (or ver SuSHom) would most likely refer to a whirlwind.]
qep'a' 24
chertIS Su'ghar Sawqe'
n
mint candy, candy mint [Sometimes shortened to chertIS Sawqe'. chertIS of course, is a Klingon plant, but its taste resembles Terran peppermint. It also resembles Terran spearmint. So maybe a better translation of chertIS Su'ghar Sawqe' is just "mint candy" or "candy mint."]
qepHom 2023
cheS
n
an animal with long ears, similar to an Earth rabbit
qep'a' 23
cheSqa'
n
Czech Republic
qepHom 15
chevwI' tlhoy'
n
territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall)
NEWS
cheyIt
n
thorn
qep'a' 32
cha''etlh DaSwI'
n
tweezer [This is considered singular (that is, several pairs of tweezers are cha''etlh DaSwI'mey). The word was formed by analogy to cha''etlh pe'wI' scissors, with DaS pinch replacing pe' cut.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
choghvat
n
porch [Sometimes qach choghvat, sometimes choghvat pa'. This word (which is really the word for gangplank) is used for this part of a structure even if there are no stairs or ramps involved.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
chul
v
be wise [Refers to demonstrating good judgment based on experience, not just intelligance or book-learning.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
chIb (verb)
v
be advantaged, have an advantage (over) [One could say chIb SuvwI' "the warrior is advantaged/has an advantage" but not SuvwI' chub "advantaged warrior".] [Request]
qep'a' 32
chIq
v
cross, transverse
qepHom 15
chIrnagho'ra
proper n
Montenegro
qepHom 2023
chIvay'bruqen
n
Zweibr?cken
qepHom 2024
chIvo'
n
total dishonor, absolute lack of honor [STID]
qepHom 12
chIw
v
express, embody, exude, epitomize [STID]
qepHom 12
chI'ID
n
uterus
qepHom 17
chI'lIy
n
chili [This is used when referring to a prepared dish (chili con carne; chili for short or when there's no meat in it). It's not used for a pepper by itself.]
qepHom 2023
chob
n
corridor
BoP Poster
chob'a'
n
main corridor
BoP Poster
choj
v
train, coach
qepHom 2024
chol
v
close in on, get closer to [-Daq is not needed on its object]
qepHom 2019
chollar
n
arrow [It turns out Maltz was wrong and there is a Klingon bow-and-arrow type of weapon that was used in the past in addition to modern bows and arrows borrowed from or modeled on those of other cultures. A chollar is a traditional form of arrow.]
qep'a' 32
chongHa'
v
be italic [typeface]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
choq
v.t.
preserve[, save]
TKW p211
choQ
n
deck (on a ship)
BoP Poster
choQpel
n
pull-up [This exercise (or maneuver) is used with the verb mI', as in choQpel vImI', I do a pull-up/pull-ups, I perform a pull-up/pull-ups, I execute a pull-up/pull-ups.
This word is used both for the common exercise involving gripping a bar as well as for pulling oneself up to the top of a wall.
The term is used whether the palms of the hands are facing towards or away from the exerciser. If a distinction must be made, however, the following terminology is used:
chap choQpel, pull-up (overhand grip, palms face away)
toch choQpel, chin-up (underhand grip, palms face exerciser)
When one uses the choQpel technique to exercise, there may be any number of repetitions of the same movements.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
choSan
proper n
Korea [Also Hanghuq. Both terms are used (Klingons are very confused by this). Based on the origin of the name, this refers to North Korea.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
chotmang
n
assassination [The request was for "a criminal term with the morpheme -mang". Maltz said you can't stick mang freely onto any verb (except, of course, in wordplay); it's not a nominalizing suffix.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
chotlh
v
stare at, gaze at, observe [This is used when the subject is looking at something intently, with a lot of focus. It can also be used (often without an object) to mean staring off into space, staring at nothing in particular, zoning out, staring in a way that's not particularly focused. Context clarifies which is meant.] [Request]
QelIS boqHarmey
choy
v
smuggle (only for people)
qepHom 2024
choywI'
n
smuggler (only for people)
qepHom 2024
chuD
n
people, kin, member of the same group or tribe or clan (very similar to vInDa') [STID]
qepHom 12
chum
v
be colorful [Friends of Maltz: Qov]
qep'a' 23
chungHa'wI'
n
brake
qepHom 15
chuq'a'
n
long range
BoP Poster
chuq'a' leghwI'
n
space telescope [This is like the Hubble, not a Hov tut.]
qepHom 17
chur
v
be uncomfortable [because of clothes, room temperature, etc. (involved with physical unpleasantness)]
qep'a' 24
churHa'
v
be comfortable [because of clothes, room temperature, etc. (involved with physical pleasantness)]
qep'a' 24
chut qeSwI'
n
lawyer
qepHom 2017
chutuQDaq
n
mind meld
qep'a' 33
chuv
n
leftover
qepHom 2015 p.12
chuv
n
leftover [Adding the use for change as in leftover money]
qepHom 2020
chuy
v
sneeze
HolQeD, v12n4p8
DabqI'
n
mud, clay, putty
qepHom 15
Daghor tuq
N
House of D'Ghor [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
DaH
n
array, bank
BoP Poster and KGT p56
DaHram
n
tonight [A shortened form of DaHjaj ram]
qepHom 2023
Dam
v
regard as, view as, consider (treat somebody like) [For example: HumanvaD 'urwI' wIDam we treat the human as a traitor; 'urwI' ghaH 'e' vIDam I consider him (to be) a traitor.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Damu'
n
crease
qep'a' 24
DannI'
n
headphones [This device covers both ears and includes a band across head.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
Dang
v
focus [Make (an image) less blurry. This is used where the subject focuses an object: "I focus my eyes", "I focus the camera". Objects cannot focus themselves. "My eyes focus" is wrong.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
Daq noy
n
landmark (not a building)
qepHom 15
Daqav
n
bay, inlet, cove
qep'a' 25
Daqba'
n
tuft, tussock [From chabal tetlh: "a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc. held or growing together at the base".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
DaqQeD
n
paraspychology [The study of parapsychology. A short form of renyarDaq QeD.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
Daqrab
n
well [This is usually a water well, but can also be used for an oil well. It doesn't matter whether the well is natural or constructed.]
ta'puq mach
Daqturaq
n
d'akturak [It is not clear whether this is a native Klingon word or a borrowed Trill or Kriosian word or phrase meaning ice man, but, in any case, this is the Klingon pronunciation] [Request]
qep'a' 27
DarDogh
n
clone [This is not the same as a velqa', a clone is not a replica (copy, model, etc). It's the same thing as the original, and is genetically identical to it. Refers to cloning in the biological sense, not in the computer or IT sense.]
qep'a' 30
DaSjaj
n
Monday
qepHom 12
Dav
v
sidestep, sway, sideslip (aircraft moves to the side without yawing)
HolQeD v11n2p9, De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
DavHam
n
false honor
HolQeD, v12n3p9
Daw
v
blow, blow at [This is what the wind does, so the subject is usually SuS.]
qep'a' 31
Day
n
sound of letter D [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
Day
v
compare [The object is always plural, frequently in the form A B je. If the comparison is being made between two (or more) of the same thing, the noun's plural suffix is generally not used: targh vIDay, I compare targs (to each other).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
DayabI'tIS rop
n
diabetes [loanword]
qepHom 2023
DayabI'tIS rop cha'
n
type 2 diabetes
qepHom 2023
DayabI'tIS rop wa'
n
type 1 diabetes
qepHom 2023
DaynguH
n
testicle
qepHom 17
Day'muS
n
traffic [From chabal tetlh: "the collection of vehicles (public and private) that transport people and/or goods".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
Da'nal
n
a bird characterized by erratic, unpredictable behavior [similar to Da'vI']
HolQeD v10n4p4
Da'vI'
n
a bird characterized by erratic, unpredictable behavior [similar to Da'nal]
HolQeD v10n4p4
Dem
v
be clear, transparent, uncolored [Friends of Maltz: Qov]
qep'a' 23
Dem'ot
n
flow [in the sense of continuous motion]
qepHom 2024
Dem'ot mIr
n
direct current/DC
qepHom 2024
Den
v
attract [for magnets]
qepHom 2024
DenHa'
v
repel [for magnets]
qepHom 2024
DenIb
n
Deneb [In the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbya'. The planet name in English is Deneb, not Denebia; the "ia" ending in TKD is an error.]
TKD K-E, qepHom 2017
DenIb Qatlh
n
Denebian slime devil [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbya'ngan Qatlh]
TKD
DenIbngan
n
Denebian
TKD
DenIbya'
n
Deneb [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIb. The planet name in English is Deneb, not Denebia; the "ia" ending in TKD is an error.]
TKD E-K, qepHom 2017
DenIbya' Qatlh
n
Denebian slime devil [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbngan Qatlh]
TKD
DenIbya'ngan
n
Denebian [In Klingon-English side, this is spelled {DenIbngan}]
TKD
Denmargh
N
Denmark
TN!LK
DennaS
N
Dennas [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
Deq
v
be erstwhile, former, prior, ex- [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
Der
v
veer (to the left or right while traveling or moving), yaw (aircraft nose points left or right)
HolQeD v11n2p9, De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
Dergh
v
surrender (s.th.) [in the sense of "relinquish, give away, let go of"]
qepHom 2023
DerlIq
n
chest, crate, trunk
qep'a' 25
Deryat
n
program, agenda, schedule [a list of events; not in the sense of ?playbill?]
qepHom 2021
DeS
n
two shorter sides of right-angled triangle, cathetus [Use DeS Hop for opposite side and DeS Sum for adjacent side]
qepHom 2024
DeSHay
n
pedal [A lever controlled by the foot, such as a pedal on a piano or organ. This is typically the object of the verb ghujmoH.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
DeSlay
n
pedal [A pedal with the fulcrum in the middle (rather than at one end) that is typically pressed downward with either the front of the foot or the heel. The verb ghujmoH is used with this.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
DeSwar
n
closet, cupboard, cabinet, fixed storage device
qep'a' 23
DeSwar bIr
n
refrigerator [not a Klingon thing]
Hamletmachine
De' chu' ghItlh
n
newspaper
TN!LK
De' jengva'
n
compact disc
TN!LK
De' QulwI'
n
librarian
qepHom 15
De'lor
n
stalactite, stalagmite
qepHom 2019
De'wI' tIS
n
laptop computer, portable computer
qepHom 13
De'wI'Hom
n
laptop computer, portable computer
qepHom 13
DID
n
be stereotypical [The locution DIDmoH is used to mean speak of or refer to (whatever the object of the verb is) in stereotypical terms.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
DIgh
v
undertake, deal with
qep'a' 23
DIghna'
n
poppy-like Klingon plant [This is another Terran plant type. The closest Klingon thing to it is the DIghna'.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
DIlyum
n
trillium [An unspecified commodity. In the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" Spock poses as a Vulcan trader in kevas and trillium. Thus, both appear in TKD. Star Trek Encyclopedia lists them as a gemstones, established in DS9 "Trials and Tribble-ations".]
TKD
DIn
n
Open entryway (to corridor, tunnel, conduit, Jeffries tube, branch of sewer) [This is the entry or exit of any enclosed space longer than wide in which people might find themselves, with or without a door.]
HolQeD v12n2p7
DIngwI'
n
turntable (slang) [This is a slang term for the device and the most common way to refer to it.] [Request]
qepHom 2023
DIr paH bID
n
kilt-like garment [DIr bID is sufficient if the context is clear.]
qepHom 2015 p.14
DIr QanwI' taS
n
suntan lotion
TN!LK
DIr tutlh
n
tattoo [If you have one pattern/design on your arm, say, that's an example of a DIr tutlh. If you have lots of independent patterns/designs, interwoven or separated, the whole lot of them taken together is/are DIr tutlh.]
Marc Okrand email to Qov 3 October 2017
DIS
n
loop, circuit (non-electrical) [Can refer to any path or route with the same starting and ending point. The path doesn't have to be circular, though it often is. Thus it can be used for "orbit" or "lap (around a track)," for example.]
qep'a' 32
DISjaj
n
anniversary in years [Any unit of time can be used, though some are only used as wordplay.]
ta'puq mach
DISqa'vI'rIy
N
Discovery (starship) [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
DIS'oS
n
fern [This is the Klingon plant that is most like a fern. For an Earth version, precede with tera'.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
DItlhon
n
ruby
OZ
DIvI'
n
federation, organization, [association, league, union]
The last three from HolQeD v4n4p11
DIvI' vutbal
n
soccer, football [loanword]
qepHom 2024
DIy
v
be stuck [like when you can't get a door open or a window open]
qep'a' 25
DI'bI'war
n
semiconductor
qep'a' 31
DI'on
n
characteristic, trait
qepHom 15
DI'raq
n
type of animal, sheep [This is a fluffy, wolly, shaggy Klingon animal.]
ta'puq mach
DI'ruj
n
reality [Friends of Maltz: qurgh]
qep'a' 23
DI'ruj QeD
n
metaphysics
qep'a' 26
DI'ruj velqa' nIqHom
n
virtual reality software [Friends of Maltz: qurgh]
qep'a' 23
Do qaD
n
race [contest of speed]
qepHom 17
DochHa'
v
be polite, civil, courteous
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
Doj
n
batch, pile, heap, accumulation [STID]
qepHom 12
Doj tlhum
n
bundle [set of objects wrapped or tied together]
qepHom 2021
Dojmey
n
mass, masses, multitude, a very large but indeterminate group of something (people or otherwise) [STID]
qepHom 12
Dol
n
entity[, whole] [translated as "whole"]
TKW p209
Dol DIp
n
singular [Dol and ghom can be used to indicate singularity and plurality in grammar: Dol DIp, ghom DIp]
qep'a' 29
Dol mI'
n
integer [This term was shared in the context of discussing grammatical plurality/singularity: [ ] An integer, by the way, is Dol mI'.]
qep'a' 29
Dop
v
be opposite, antithetical, contradictory
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
Dop
v
be negative (literally "be opposite") [wej Dop minus three or negative three; compare 'u' Dop "mirror universe"] [Request]
qep'a' 26
Doq 'ej wovbe'
v
be brown
HolQeD v8n1p7
DoQmIv
n
sink for cleaning hands, face, food, etc
qep'a' 23
DoQmIv'a'
n
bathtub, swimming pool [when needed, distinguish by qualifiers: Say'moHmeH DoQmIv'a', QalmeH DoQmIv'a']
qepHom 15
Dor
v
end [The subject of this verb is a period or unit of time. This verb is not adjectival and takes no direct object.]
HolQeD v12n2p8
Doy
v
smuggle (general term)
qepHom 2024
DoyIchlan
N
Germany
TN!LK
DoylI'
n
cart [vehicle that is pushed or pulled, often with two wheels (but can have any number)]
qepHom 2019
DoywI'
n
smuggler (general)
qepHom 2024
Do'
n
swarm [Though originally referring to a mass of creatures of some sort (such as maqSung Do' "swarm of bees"), the word's meaning is sometimes broadened and used for masses of inanimate objects (such as wolmeye' Do' "swarm of drones"). HoSDo' ("energy beings") may have formerly been HoS Do' (perhaps translated as something like "swarm of energy," with the notion of "lifeforms" or "beings" (in this case non-corporeal) implicit in the meaning of Do', but it is now considered a single inherently plural noun.]
qep'a' 32
Do'ghI'
n
calf (body part) [the back of the lower leg, not a juvenile bovine]
Hamletmachine
Do'Ha'
v
be unfortunate
Inside front cover of TKD, but not in word list.
Do'natu vagh
n
Donatu V [planet name]
qep'a' 24
Do'ol
n
sand [refers to sand as found in the desert or on a beach. It's not used for dirt.]
qep'a' 25
Do'ol HuD
n
dune [literally "sand mountain"]
qep'a' 25
Do'ol raS'IS
n
grain of sand [literally "sand seed"]
qep'a' 25
Dugh
v
be vigilant [missing from E-K.]
TKD
DughrI'
n
skull
qepHom 2019
DuHmor
n
palace (particularly elegant or grand castle)
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
DuHSum
n
type of animal, lobster [This is a Klingon animal which is found in water and has a huge claw.]
QelIS boqHarmey
DujtlhuQ
n
star (shape) [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
Duq
v
be stunned, be shocked [in the sense of astonished, astounded, dumbfounded, shocked (stronger than yay)]
qep'a' 24
Duran lung DIr
n
Durani lizard skins [a food item which never uses plural suffix]
KCD
DuraS
proper n
Duras
HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26
Durghang
n
lock [physical device; requires a key or a code to open]
qepHom 2019
Dut
v
slam down (object is the thing slammed down)
qepHom 2015 p.19
Du'Hom
n
garden
qepHom 15
Du'ran
n
philtrum (groove between upper lip and nose)
qep'a' 25
gha
v
diaphanous, be see-through [From chabal tetlh: "be transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through, distinct from Dem which also means colorless".]
qep'a' 31
gha'vIq
N
Grafk [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
ghab
v
kill (when on a hunt) [HoH is a general word for kill. ghab means kill as a result of hunting (thus the hunt was a successful one) or when the killing is the result of a planned-out process.]
qep'a' 26
ghach
v
lurk, lie in wait, lie low (ready to ambush, for example, hidden but posing a threat) [STID]
qepHom 12
ghal
v
be jealous (of), envy
HolQeD v8n3p4
ghalmaH
n
splinter, sliver [Like the small, thin piece of wood that might get stuck in your finger.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
gham na'
n
ham [or tera' targh gham na']
qepHom 2024
ghan
v
be hectic, very active, lively
qepHom 15
ghan
v
glance at, take a quick look at
qep'a' 25
ghanHa'
v
be peaceful, calm
qepHom 15
ghanroq
n
basis/foundation [underlying support for an idea, argument, or process, depending on context, could also be meq or qolqoS]
qep'a' 25
ghantoH
n
model, example, pattern [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
ghan'Iq
n
police force
qep'a' 25
ghan'Iq yaS
n
police officer
qep'a' 25
ghang
v
end prematurely (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to prematurely end. The direct object is the event that is ended.]
HolQeD v12n2p8
ghangwI'
n
horizon
HolQeD v11n2p8
ghapqa'
n
jaw [May be used for things that resemble anatomical jaws. In such cases, the plural remains ghapqa'Du'.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
ghaptal
n
equator
qepHom 15
ghaQpey'
n
sex [Biological, this means how a body is originally constructed; male, female, or whatever type of biological sex the species has.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
gharDaq
n
loneliness
qepHom 2024
gharlIq 'oQqar
n
garlic
TN!LK
ghaS
v
indicate, signal [Can be used to express the meaning of a word in another language]
qepHom 2020
ghav
n
carbon
qepHom 2015 p.13
ghav 'uSqan
n
steel
qepHom 15
ghaw
v
excavate, dig (a hole, trench, ditch, etc.) [use ghaw when the object is the resulting hole; use tlhan when the object is the material being removed]
qepHom 2019
ghawran
proper n
Gowron
HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25 & S26
ghay
n
sound of letter gh [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
ghay<!-->
v
spray
TN!LK
ghaytanHa'
adv
unlikely
British television magazine, "Radio Times"
ghay'cha'
excl
general invective
TKD P178
gheb
n
horn (musical instrument)
HolQeD v10n2p9
gheH
v
have a temperature of [typical object is a number of SImyon degrees]
qepHom 17
ghen
v
be operative, in effect, valid [You could also use ghen to say something like "his driver's license is current." The slang term tutlh "be official" may be used instead of ghen.]
qepHom 2024
ghenlan
N
Greenland [country name]
Hamletmachine
ghenraq
n
orchestra [This is for a reasonably large group of instrumentalists. A more general term for a group (of any size) playing music is just QoQ ghom.]
qepHom 17
gher
v.t.
formulate, compile, pull together
Okrand Forum, MSN
gher'ID
n
results, outcome, effect, repercussions, consequence, ramification ["results" with the sense of "score, tally" is mIvwa'mey]
qep'a' 25
ghet
v
pretend [no deception is implied; simply role-playing]
HolQeD, v12n3p8
ghetwI'
n
pretender [no deception is implied; simply role-playing]
HolQeD, v12n3p8
ghevjur
n
shovel
qep'a' 25
ghe'
v
be transformed, transmuted, metamorphosed, totally altered
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
ghID
v
pierce, perforate
qepHom 2015 p.18
ghIl
v
be the mean, be the average [arithmetic mean]
qep'a' 26
ghIlaSnoS
n
Glasnost - ancient political movement
TKW p186
ghIn
n
monastery, religious community [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15]
qepHom 9
ghInjaj
n
Saturday [not used for formal occasions]
qepHom 12
ghIp'IS
n
friction [From chabal tetlh: "Friction causes a slowdown in motion of plates rubbing against each other".
This term is used only for the physical sense of friction, not for discord and the like.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
ghIq
adv
then, subsequently
HolQeD v8n3p4
ghIrep naH
n
grapes
TN!LK
ghIS
v
wriggle, squirm [a word you might use when describing a good bowl full of qagh]
qep'a' 24
ghIt
v
flow (e.g., water), gush, spout
qepHom 15
ghItlh
v
mark (upon) ["'To mark (upon)' something is ghItlh. This isn't just writing; it's any kind of marking. (Note that ghItlh, 'to write,' refers to the physical act of writing. It doesn't mean 'to create a composition.')"]
Okrand's notes, HolQeD v2n4p18
ghItlhjaj
n
Wednesday
qepHom 12
ghItlhmeH Ho'DoS
n
writing system [pIqaD is just one of many in the world/galaxy]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
ghItlhwI'
n
stylus
KGT p79
ghItlhwI' 'echlet
n
chalk board, flip chart [Most general term, can be used for any type of chalk board, flip chart, whiteboard etc.]
qepHom 2020
ghItwI'
n
geyser [this is just "gusher, spouter"; if steam is emitted, say SeS ghItwI']
qep'a' 25
ghIv
n
limb (of a person) [qep'a' wa'maH SochDIch]
paq'batlh
ghI'neS
N
Guinness [Klingon spelling for the company name]
MiniaturWunderland
ghI'van
n
gryphon [an animal from Terran mythology, loanword]
QelIS boqHarmey
gho paq
n
binder, notebook (something you can add and remove pages from)
qepHom 2015 p.19
gho SubmaH
num
pi [Sometimes shortened to ghomaH. Note also bav circumference. For "diameter," make use of juch have a width of]
qep'a' 27
gho tut
n
cylinder [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
gho 'Impey'
n
cone [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
ghobchuq loDnI'pu'
proper n
The Brothers Fight One Another - famous statue
KCD
ghochwI'
n
the constellation "Tracker"
from KCD lab
ghogh HablI'
n
telephone
HolQeD v5n2p20
ghogh'ot
n
bill, payment request, something you must pay
qepHom 2015 p.18
ghojmeH ghItlhwI'
n
pencil
TN!LK
ghojmeH mIw
n
lesson [like in a textbook -- Lesson 1, Lesson 2, etc.]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
ghojmeH taj
n
boy's knife
KCD
gholeqmey
n
cereal, like a breakfast cereal [This has been generalized to all types of breakfast cereals, even those that are not flakes.]
qepHom 2024
ghom DIp
n
plural [Dol and ghom can be used to indicate singularity and plurality in grammar: Dol DIp, ghom DIp]
qep'a' 29
ghommeH yotlh
n
plaza, courtyard
qepHom 15
ghom'oH
n
slot
qep'a' 28
ghom'oH
n
slit, slot [Adds the meaning of "slit". This is a thin opening, not used for things like a place on a schedule or organizational chart.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
ghon
v
sparkle, glitter
qep'a' 25
ghong
v
exploit [This word can be translated "exploit" or "abuse"; it does not refer to physical abuse.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
ghop 'etlh
n
type of blade weapon [displayed on nuH bey]
qepHom 2019
ghopDap mIch
n
asteroid belt [The two variants are used interchangeably.]
qep'a' 33
ghopDap SIr'o'
n
asteroid belt [The two variants are used interchangeably.]
qep'a' 33
ghoqchuy
n
(data) stream, feed
qepHom 2024
ghoQ
v
be most recent [slang]
qepHom 2019
ghormaghenDer
n
gormagander ["Gormaganders are a non-atmospheric organism capable of living in the vacuum of space. Not technically a fish, but described as essentially a "space whale", as of 2256, they were on the Endangered Species List." (Memory Alpha)]
qepHom 2017
ghor'In
n
Gorn
qep'a' 25
ghotI'
n
fish, most general word for fish-like creature
HolQeD v10n4p5
gho'lIv
n
golf [Loanword. There is also a somewhat similar Klingon game called cha'DaSvI'. Maltz wasn't clear on the rules, though he said that, like golf, it involves precisely aiming a projectile. For the Terran game, the loanword gho'lIv is most common. Maltz thought Terran golf was far too tame to be referred to as tera' cha'DaSvI'.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
ghub
n
bud (the flower, fruit, or shoot before it develops)
qep'a' 23
ghubDaQ
n
first born child
HolQeD v9n3p9
ghuch
v
climax (sexual) [The regular word, but the slang expressions are more common]
qepHom 2020
ghuD
v
be in common, be co- [Admittedly clumsy definitions. It's used in constructions such as HoDpu' ghuD (literally something like in-common captains, but a better translation would be co-captains or fellow captains). One could also say ghuD HoDpu' (literally the captains are in common but it really means they share the same status and, perhaps, work together). ghojwI' ghuD would be a fellow student. puqpu' ghuD might refer to children who are growing up together (whether related or not).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
ghugh
v
vocalize [referring to sound emitted by an animal, but not speech]
qep'a' 24
ghughugh
v
growl
qepHom 17
ghul
n
bump, protuberance
qep'a' 24
ghun
v
be warm [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HolQeD v13n1p8
ghunta
n
check, promissory note [obsolescent]
qepHom 2019
ghuQ
n
poem
qepHom 15
ghurtaHghach
n
inflation [Normally used in reference to economics. Cannot be used to refer to putting air into a balloon or tire or the like.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
ghut
v
predict [based on an aching bunion or Spidey-sense or if it's just a wild guess]
qep'a' 24
ghuy'
excl
Klingon curse, damn [From ST5]
HolQeD v8n4p13
ghuy'cha'
excl
Klingon curse [In CK, this is the curse one would use after receiving an unsettling communique. It is far worse than "Darn it!"]
TKD p58
ghu'lIS
n
entry, item in a list
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
HangSa'
n
tailbone, coccyx
qep'a' 33
Hajvav
n
weasel-like animal [This is an animal found on Qo'noS that's sort of weasel-like] [Request]
qep'a' 27
Halrov
n
treacle, syrup, jam, jelly, preserves [This is made by boiling the stems of a particular plant. The reult is a thick, sticky, gooey liquid, that is not sweet.]
QelIS boqHarmey
Halrov
n
jam, jelly, preserves
qepHom 2024
HalSIH
n
oil [This is a very general term covering oils of all kinds, including petroleum and seed oils and more.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
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
Hanghuq
proper n
Korea [Also choSan. Both terms are used (Klingons are very confused by this). Based on the origin of the name, this refers to South Korea.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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
HapmaH
n
pea [From chabal tetlh: "Vegetable of the species Pisum sativum; spherical green legumes in a pod".
This is the seed of a Klingon vegetable, the green ball inside of a pod.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
HapQeD
n
physics
qep'a' 26
Haq
v
tinker [slang; fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner] [Request]
qepHom 2021
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
HaSghon
n
class (course of instruction) [This may be used in such constructions as mI'QeD HaSghon "math class." "Class," meaning a group of students, is HaSghon ghom.]
qep'a' 32
HaSta jIH
n
television
TN!LK
HaStay'
n
pixel [Maltz had a hunch this was shortened at some point from HaSta 'ay', but that may be a folk etymology.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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' 16
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'DIbaH ngogh
n
steak [substitute meat type for Ha'DIbaH]
qepHom 2024
Ha'DIbaH qoSta'
n
bacon
qepHom 2024
Ha'DIbaH tIr ngogh
n
ham sandwich [substitute meat type for Ha'DIbaH]
qepHom 2024
Ha'on
n
staple
qepHom 2015 p.18
Ha'on vevwI'
n
stapler
qepHom 2015 p.18
HebvIch
n
chert, flint [if a distinction is needed "flint" is also called 'o'roy HebvIch] [Request]
qep'a' 33
Heghba'
n
ritual suicide
from Sarek, the novel by A. C. Crispin
HelSIngqIy
proper n
Helsinki
qepHom 2023
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
Henjun waq
n
flip-flop, thong, zori
qepHom 2024
Heq
v
hail [A hailstone can be either chuch 'aplom ("ice pellet") or 'aplom chuch ("pellet ice")]
qep'a' 24
HerghQeD
n
pharmacology
qepHom 2024
Her'IS
n
bird with long neck and long legs [was used to translate "flamingo"]
QelIS boqHarmey
Hey
v
battle or fight against one's own group (not the supposed enemy) [STID]
qepHom 12
HeySel
n
atom
qepHom 2015 p.13
HghHghHgh
n
onomatopoetic exclamation for laughing [Both HghHghHgh and HghHgh can be used. There's a some standardization, but also lots of variation and creativity.]
qep'a' 29
HID
v
sweat, perspire
qepHom 17
HIjmeH chaw'
n
stamp
TN!LK
HIjmeH 'ap
n
fee paid when bringing certain commodities into a jurisdiction
qepHom 2020
HIjmeH 'ap pIn
n
customs officer
qepHom 2020
HIjnaj
n
demon [From chabal tetlh: "a class of usually malevolent supernatural entities".
There are supernatural entities besides HIjnajpu'.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
HIl'aD
n
step-by-step instructions [HIl'aD is singular; several sets of instructions is HIl'aDmey.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
HIl'aD
n
algorithm [Can be preceded by De'wI' or mI'QeD or something else if need be.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
HIp
n
suit, business suit [also malja' HIp]
qepHom 2024
HIq mergh
n
cocktail [This was probably shortened from a longer expression in the past since the concoction could have ingredients besides HIq.]
qepHom 2024
HIq'aD
n
drunkard, drunk person
qepHom 2024
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
HIt
v
think, have an inner conversation [This means to speak to oneself internally (and not aloud). Grammatically, it's used the same way as jatlh.]
QelIS boqHarmey
HIvje'He
n
piano in a piano bar
qepHom 2020
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
Hoghjaj
n
anniversary in weeks [Any unit of time can be used, though some are only used as wordplay.]
ta'puq mach
HolQeD
n
the KLI journal
from HolQeD
Hom
v
use the second toe
HolQeD v10n2p10
HommaH
n
appendix (of a book)
qepHom 2020
HomwI'
n
second toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
Hong boq chuyDaH
n
impulse fusion thrusters
BoP Poster
Hongghor
n
impulse drive
BoP Poster
Hoq
v
pull [As in pulling a child's wagon (by its handle) or for a train engine to pull the train along or to pull an electrical plug out of the wall] [Request]
qepHom 2020
HoQ
v
be honored falsely, be falsely honorable [deception is implied]
HolQeD, v12n3p8
HoS choHwI'
n
transtator
veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9
Hov tut
n
telescope [This is the everyday term. There is a more technical term, but Marc didn't remember what it was.]
ta'puq mach
HovHom
n
sequin, spangle [From chabal tetlh: "small flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn onto a garment etc. for decoration".
Slang version of paQjen.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
Hovje'voH
n
evolution (Darwinian) [technical or scientific term]
qepHom 2020
HovQeD
n
astronomy
ta'puq mach
Hovtej
n
astronomer
ta'puq mach
HoyHa'
v
be awkward (slang) [as in feeling awkward, an awkward situation or awkward silence.]
qepHom 2024
Ho'
n
cog/sprocket teeth
qep'a' 25
Ho' rutlh
n
cog/sprocket wheel
qep'a' 25
Ho' SIryoD
n
dental braces [like the braces on someone's teeth]
qepHom 2021
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
Ho'yI'
n
bow (for arrows)
qepHom 2020
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
HuDngech
n
sine (curve) [used to describes waves or curves and also in trigonometry] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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
PK
Huj
v
be strange, unfamiliar
TKD, qepHom 2017
HujlIw
n
needle [From chabal tetlh: "a long thin, sharp implement usually for piercing, as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body-piercing, medical injections, sutras, etc."] [Request]
qep'a' 31
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
HuqmeH 'ap
n
excise tax, sales tax, VAT
qepHom 2020
HuQ'am
n
gender [Identity, this might different from the anatomical sex of a being, and refers to the gender that person identifies with.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
Hur
v
pull, tug [Refers to the action of pulling back the string of the bow but also to pulling the handle on a door to open or close the door or to pulling on someone's suspenders.]
qepHom 2020
Hur
n
background [As in background music, instrumental background, background signal.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
HurDagh chuHwI'
n
bow (for arrows) [not a Klingon device, lit. "stringed-instrument hurler"]
qepHom 2020
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
HurwI'
n
bow (for arrows) [not a Klingon device, short form of HurDagh chuHwI']
qepHom 2020
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
HutmaH
n
sexual climax (slang) [Literally "90". Maltz didn't know how 90 got to be associated with climaxing.]
qepHom 2020
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
'InSep
n
penis
qepHom 17
jaDchu'
v
juggle (objects, not tasks)
qepHom 15
jaghla'
n
enemy commander
TKD p64-65
jaj
n
day (from dawn to dawn)
TKW p69 - jajvam
jaj wa'
n
Sunday
qepHom 12
jajlo' chum
n
sunrise (colorful sky) [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
jajlo' Qa'
n
a noisy animal (not a bird) known for making a ruckus at dawn, like a rooster
HolQeD v10n4p5
jajvam
n
today
TKW p69 - jajvam
jal
v
imagine, envision
qepHom 2015 p.14
jamtlhach
n
phosphorus
qepHom 2023
janbI'
n
slope [mathematical term]
qep'a' 25
janluq pIqarD HoD
proper n
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25
jantor
n
witness [one who has actually seen or been part of an event, eyewitness]
qepHom 17
jaqtala'
n
puberty, /jak'tahla/ (Klingon)
qepHom 2019
jaQ
v
be deep [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
jaQHa'
v
be shallow [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
jarjaj
n
anniversary in months [Any unit of time can be used, though some are only used as wordplay.]
ta'puq mach
jaSrob
n
cable
qepHom 2024
jat Hol
n
gibberish
qepHom 2019
javtIm
n
virus
qep'a' 23
jay
n
sound of letter j [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
je
adv
also [described in grammar section. It follows the verb it modifies.]
TKD
jejSIp
n
acetylene
qepHom 2020
jel
v
shake, tremble [as in the buildings are shaking because there's an earthquake, or everything in the house shakes when you slam the door, or I'm nervous or afraid so I'm shaking (Klingons have never experienced this, but they've seen it in others)]
qep'a' 24
jelwaS
n
iodine (element)
qepHom 2019
jem
v
sense, feel, perceive, detect
qepHom 2017
jem'IH
n
castle (a building built for protection or fortification)
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
jentel
n
tassel [From chabal tetlh: "a bundle of loosely hanging threads, cords, or other material knotted at one end and attached for decoration to home furnishings, clothing, or other items".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
jentu'
n
bird, type of bird (aquatic, flightless) [Marc Okrand's Sea World visit with Pat Duff @pduff1964 2013-08-11]
Twitter
jer
v
surge (aircraft suddenly moves forward or backward) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions]
HolQeD v11n2p9
jeS, jeS QoQ
n
jazz (music) [loanword from DIvI' Hol]
qepHom 15
jetlhurgh tay
n
Rite of Reclamation/Ritual of J'ethurgh [or maybe Rite of Recovery]
qepHom 2024
jev
v
storm, [wheeze, breathe noisily] [The verb to Storm is in TKD, but this new meaning "wheeze" arrived in HolQeD.]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
jey'
n
tin
qepHom 15
jey' Sorpuq
n
bronze
qepHom 15
jey'naS ghoqwI'
n
double agent [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom 10
je'
v.t.
feed (someone else)[, enrich (spirit)]
TKW p7
je'wagh'en
n
louse [This, of course, is a Terran creature, not a Klingon one. A similar Klingon bug is a je'wagh'en.]
qepHom 2023
jIb
v
lynch, execute by hanging [Maltz thought maybe an early form of torture or execution was hanging people by their hair, but he wasn't totally sure about this and may have just been reacting to the homophony.]
Hamletmachine
jIb Ho'Du'
n
comb
TN!LK
jIb yachwI'
n
hairbrush
TN!LK
jIb'egh
v
suicide by hanging
Hamletmachine
jIj
v
cooperate [jIj is listed only in the Klingon-English side of TKD while yeq is listed only in the English-Klingon side. KGT lists it as "be cooperative".]
TKD
jIm
v
shrug, heave (aircraft rising or falling without pitching)
HolQeD v11n2p9, De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
jIn
v
wish
qepHom 2015 p.12
jInmol pa'
n
studio, workspace
qepHom 15
jIQ
v
be replaceable, interchangeable, fungible
qep'a' 33
jIr
excl
Whoop-dee-doo!, La-dee-dah!, Who cares?!, Big deal! [When the word was first encountered it was accompanied by a gesture of pointing upward and moving the hand in a circular motion, but Marc Okrand made clear that the gesture is not an integral part of the exclamation.]
qepHom 14
jIrmoH
v
pedal [From chabal tetlh: "operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion".
When used with this meaning, a common object is 'olDop, pedal (or qam Do Duj 'olDop, bicycle pedal), though the object need not be mentioned if the context is clear.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
jItuj'ep
n
mummy
qep'a' 24
jItuj'ep ngutlh
n
mummification glyph
qep'a' 24
jIvvo'
n
evil criminal, villain, malefactor [STID]
qepHom 12
jIyweS
n
translation, gloss [a quick tag to give an idea of what the word means, not a complete definition]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
jI'ev
n
handle, knob, doorknob
qep'a' 23
job
v
zigzag, be jagged
qep'a' 24
jolpat
n
transporter system
BoP Poster
jonSeH yaH
n
engineering (location) [where the engines are controlled]
qepHom 2017
joqwI' nagh
n
chip (US, like a potato chip or corn chip), crisp (UK)
qepHom 2024
jorchan
n
view, scene, scenery, sight, landscape
qep'a' 25
jorchan velqa'
n
scenery, stage decoration
Hamletmachine
jorDI' lavo'rIj
n
Geordi LaForge
qep'a' 33
jorja
n
Georgia [US state]
qepHom 17
jorneb
n
warhead (of a torpedo)
KGT, in the body text and E-K
jornub
n
warhead (of a torpedo)
KGT, in K-E
jorngab
n
shoulder piece of a Klingon uniform
Klingon at Conventions
jo'
v
inflate, fill with air, blow up [It's not the same as SuS, which can also be used for blowing out a candle. With SuS you're blowing into/onto/at something, but the air gets out of the thing (or never goes in it). With jo', the air is trapped in the thing and can't come out until you let it out (or the thing breaks).]
qepHom 2017
jo'
v
zoom in on [jo' is used for "zoom in on" (the object is the image); jo'Ha' is "zoom out" (applied to something that was previously zoomed in on). In context Sach "expand, be amplified, be increased in scope" can be used for "be magnified".] [Request]
qep'a' 28
jo'Ha'
v
summarize [Also means "deflate". There's a related slang term, ngajmeH "abridge," literally "shorten," referring to duration.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
juch
v
have a width of
MSN
jul
n
sun [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
julSIp
n
helium
qepHom 2015 p.13
jum
v
be odd, peculiar, unexpected, fishy
TKD, qepHom 2017
jung
v
flitter, dart
qep'a' 32
jungwI'
n
dragonfly [This is an insect found on Qo'noS. For the Terran insect, add tera' to clarify when needed.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
jungwI' ghew
n
dragonfly [This is an insect found on Qo'noS. For the Terran insect, add tera' to clarify when needed.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
jungwoq
N
China
TN!LK
ju'Da lalDan
n
Judaism
qep'a' 31
ju'pIter
N
Jupiter (planet) [The "scientific" name of the planet is Sol vagh.]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
qatlhDa' vaD
n
hose [Though commonly used for "water pipe," qatlhDa' need not be restricted to water, nor even to liquids.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
qIw
v
pray to, implore, beseech [to a religious or similar figure]
qep'a' 33
qoryanDer
n
cilantro [This is definitely an Earth thing. There is, however, a parsley-like plant that grows on Qo'noS called rebmub.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
labmIt
n
cicada [This is an insect found on Qo'noS which, like a cicada, can be rather noisy. To refer to the Terran insect, say tera' labmIt if clarity it needed. The labmIt is often informally referred to as ghum ghew "alarm bug," presumably because of what its "song" may resemble.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
lam Ho'Du'
n
rake (for the ground)
qepHom 2023
lanDan
N
London
qep'a' 26
lanSoy
n
row or line, queue [...it is expected that the row or line of people or things is (or will be or might be) in motion, one member of the row following the other, and eventually the row diminishes until it's gone.]
OZ
lang
v
be narrow, be thin
qep'a' 25
lap
v
vote, cast a ballot [This is to vote in an election or to vote for a motion. It does not mean "express an opinion" (as in I vote for pizza for lunch -- unless a formal vote is actually taken, not an informal survey)] [Request]
qep'a' 26
laq
v
flap [move like a bird's wings, not like a flag. Proper usage: laq tel. tel laqmoH bo'Degh.]
HolQeD v10n4p5
laq
v
speak gibberish [slang]
qepHom 2019
laqlaq
n
gibberish [slang]
qepHom 2019
laS
v
ink up, put paint on a brush
qepHom 2015 p.19
lat
n
monument, memorial (building)
qepHom 15
latlh je
N
et cetera [Less formally, you could end the list of things by saying latlh latlh latlh or taH taH taH.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
lav
v
lean, incline, slant
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
law
n
nogree (1/243 of a circle) [DYM]
qepHom 13
lawrI'
n
degree (1/360 of a circle) [sometimes called law chu', though with increasing rarity]
qepHom 13
law'
v
many, be many, [numerous, be numerous]
TKD, in E-K
lay
n
sound of letter l [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
lay
n
air (technical term)
qep'a' 23
lay leng
n
aeronautics
qepHom 17
la'pIy
proper n
Lapland
qepHom 2023
la'qab
n
whistling sound [produced with mouth and lips (perhaps fingers too), not a device]
qepHom 2023
la'rut'an
n
mica [From chabal tetlh: "hydrous aluminosilicate mineral group characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
la'SIv
n
type of animal (like a turtle) [email to Felix Malmanbeck]
misc
la'tInum
n
latinum [Rare metallic substance used as currency, most notably by the Ferengi.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
lechtal
n
one of the three traditional terms for map grid lines (forming triangles) [One of three traditional terms used for the imaginary lines used in determining coordinates or the actual lines on a map or similar image. The modern terms are are: ngotrI'tal, parallel; lungrI'tal, meridian.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
lechvI'
n
one of the three traditional terms for specifying locations (analogous to longitude and latitude) [These terms were used in specifying locations before significant contact with other civilizations in the galaxy led to adoption of the more generally used system: ngotvI', lungvI', lechvI'. Maltz didn't know how to translate these traditional terms.
] [Request]
qep'a' 30
leD
v
be perpendicular [DYM]
qepHom 13
lenmeS rop
n
Lenmes disease [A native Klingon disease caused by a bacterium. Its symptoms include high fever, weakness, and perhaps abdominal pain, headaches, and a skin rash.]
qepHom 2020
leng buq
n
suitcase
TN!LK
leng chach mab
n
trip insurance ["voyage emergency contract"]
qepHom 15
leng chaw'
n
passport
TN!LK
lep
n
solid (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
ler
v
wobble, oscillate [...can be used for a pendulum regardless of whether the pivot is at the top or bottom (or somewhere else). And lerchu' could be used for what a metronome does.]
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
lerup
n
bacterium, bacteria
qep'a' 23
letSeburgh
n
Luxembourg
qepHom 15
letbaQ
n
rectangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
lev
n
hard palate, roof of mouth [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives]
qep'a' 12
lev
v
compensate, make up for [Not used for monetary — or equivalent — compensation.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
levwIt
n
almond [This is actually a kind of Klingon nut, but it looks sort of like
an almond. For the Terran almond, precede with tera'.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
le'mIS
n
blockade
Monopoly
le'yo'
n
pride [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
le''aq
n
messenger [This is anyone tasked with delivering a message. Maltz says he's also heard it (or sometimes Qun le''aq) translated as angel.]
qep'a' 31
lIb
v
be impending, imminent, loom [STID]
qepHom 12
lIbya'
n
Libya
qepHom 15
lID
v
travel or move a specified or measurable distance or trajectory or angle [used with verbs of movement that don't take distance or trajectory as their object]
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
lIH
v
begin a song
HolQeD v12n2p9
lIHtentay'
n
Lichtenstein
qepHom 15
lIl
v
simulate, impersonate [The idea is one of doing something such that the subject of the verb looks or behaves like something (or someone) else or represents something (or someone) else. The word has no connotation of fraud or anything underhanded (in this respect, it's like ghet). The object is the thing being simulated or the person being impersonated. lIlwI' (simulator, for lack of a better term) is different from lIw (substitute) since lIw implies replacement (the notion of instead of) while a lIlwI' doesn't replace anyone or anything.]
November 2016 email to Lieven
lIlwI'
n
simulator
November 2016 email to Lieven
lIn
v
share [C (lu)lIn A B je: A and B share C; lInchuq implies a physical relationship of some sort]]
qepHom 15
lIQ
v
be stuck [like when you can't solve an algebra problem or a crossword puzzle]
qep'a' 25
lIr
n
a nocturnal bird
HolQeD v10n4p4
lIr'el
N
L'Rell [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
lISbergh
n
method, technique [This refers to research methods/techniques, for doing studies.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
lIS'ab
n
rodent [This animal is more rat-sized than mouse-sized, but a vIghro' might well chase it. Its face kind of resembles that of a bat (though a bat is not a rodent).] [Request]
qep'a' 28
lIvqa'nan
n
doorframe [something constructed to hold a door or gate, whether the door/gate is there or not]
April 2019 email to Lieven
lIwnal
n
concubine [...the cultural connotations are a bit different since, in Klingon culture, everything associated with a lIwnal lacks honor, and this is not necessarily the case for a (Terran) king's concubines or courtesans. Note that only married people could have a partner who could be considered a lIwnal. Also, lIwnal could be male or female, so if it's necessary to distinguish, say loD lIwnal or be' lIwnal.]
Hamletmachine
lIyenIn
N
Lenin [transliteration]
Hamletmachine
lI'choD
n
plasma (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
lI'lIy
n
lily [This is just borrowed in from Federation Standard; no native Klingon equivalent] [Request]
qep'a' 27
loch
v
be a fraction of, make up a portion of, constitute part of [wej loch cha' 2/3; vagh loch wej 3/5; loS loch jav 6/4. In theory, if appropriate in a mathematical discussion, one could say wa' loch wej three one-ths. (Though perhaps a little grammatically aberrant, this would not be wa' luloch wej.)] [Request]
qep'a' 26
logh
n
space
TKW p33 - outer space
logh chal je 'angweD
n
planetarium
qepHom 15
logh chal je 'angweD qach
n
planetarium (building)
qepHom 15
loghjaj
n
Thursday
qepHom 12
loghqam
n
unit of measure, 1.25 light years
BoP Poster
logh'ob
n
chest [the upper front of the torso]
qep'a' 25
logh'ob
n
front of an object [extended meaning, used in context]
QelIS boqHarmey
loHjan
n
computer CPU (Central Processing Unit) [De'wI' loHjan if clarification is necessary]
qepHom 13
lojmItjaj
n
Saturday
qepHom 12
lol
v
be in an attitude (aircraft); be in a stance, be in a pose (people animals or martial arts)
HolQeD v11n2p8
lol
n
a specific position in the martial arts form Mok'bara
HolQeD v11n2p8
lolchu'
v
be in a correct attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.]
HolQeD v11n2p8
lolchu'taH
v
maintain a correct attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.]
HolQeD v11n2p8
lolmoH
v
maneuver (an aircraft) to be in an attitude [canon: qughmeH Duj vIlolmoH]
HolQeD v11n2p8
loltaH
v
maintain an attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.]
HolQeD v11n2p8
lor
n
cousin (mother's brother's child or father's sister's child), niece or nephew (man's sister's child or woman's brother's child)
HolQeD v9n3p8
lorbe'
n
female cousin (mother's brother's daughter or father's sister's daughter), niece (man's sister's daughter or woman's brother's daughter)
HolQeD v9n3p8
lorloD
n
male cousin (mother's brother's son or father's sister's son), nephew (man's sister's son or woman's brother's son)
HolQeD v9n3p8
loS reD mey'
n
quadrilateral [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
loS reD 'Impey'
n
pyramid with four-sided base [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
loScha'
n
coincidence [The verb usually associated with this is qaS occur, happen.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
lotlhmoq
n
a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim
HolQeD v10n4p4
loy'
v
have personality, be charismatic, be charming [refers to positive personal characteristics]
qepHom 2017
lo' law'
n
utility (precedes noun it modifies)
BoP Poster
lo'laHbe'ghach
n
worthlessness
TKD p176
lo'laHghach
n
value
TKD p176
luDnama'
n
fractal [From chabal tetlh: "geometric figure that is self-similar at all scales, or any object, system, or idea that exhibits this property".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
luH
v
yank
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
luHwI' tIH
n
tractor beam [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15]
qepHom 9
lujwI' mIr
n
losing streak
qep'a' 25
lun
v
swell, swell up
qepHom 17
lunglIH
n
turbine, propeller [Maltz thought this word was based on a story in Klingon mythology about a loong, but he didn't recall the details. Some people also say cheqwI' "tornado-er".] [Request]
qep'a' 28
lunglIH Duj
n
helicopter [This was the most technical term Maltz knew, but there are also slang expressions see below.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
lungrI'
n
longitude [A common way of talking about this concept is by making use of the verb juch (have a width of). When used to specify location (as opposed to linear dimension), the objects of this verb are expressed in degrees, lawrI'(mey), so X juch could be be at longitude X.
In some contexts, such as in preparing for in the midst of battle (but not restricted to these), it's more common to express the location (in degrees) followed by the word ngotrI' (latitude) or lungrI' (longitude) with no verb at all, a form of clipped Klingon.
By analogy with law and lawrI' (for "traditional" degrees and "modern" degrees), these terms are based on two of three older words that were used in specifying locations before significant contact with other civilizations in the galaxy led to adoption of the more generally used system: ngotvI', lungvI', lechvI'. Maltz didn't know how to translate these traditional terms.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
lungrI'tal
n
meridian [The modern word used for the imaginary lines used in determining coordinates or the actual lines on a map or similar image. Derived from the traditional terms: ngottal, lungtal, lechtal. Maltz didn't know how to translate these, but he said the arrangement formed triangles.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
lungtal
n
one of the three traditional terms for map grid lines (forming triangles) [One of three traditional terms used for the imaginary lines used in determining coordinates or the actual lines on a map or similar image. The modern terms are are: ngotrI'tal, parallel; lungrI'tal, meridian.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
lungvI'
n
one of the three traditional terms for specifying locations (analogous to longitude and latitude) [These terms were used in specifying locations before significant contact with other civilizations in the galaxy led to adoption of the more generally used system: ngotvI', lungvI', lechvI'. Maltz didn't know how to translate these traditional terms.
] [Request]
qep'a' 30
lupwI' mIr
n
train, railroad train
TN!LK
lurSa'
proper n
Lursa
HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26}
luS
v
be submerged in, immersed in, surrounded by
qep'a' 25
lut mIr
n
series (of stories, movies, etc.)
qepHom 2017
lut rorgh
n
fairy tale
OZ
luvnup
n
daydream [associated sometimes with inattentiveness]
2019 email to pagh
lu'lap
n
qep'a' 28
mab
n
agreement, contract, commitment
qepHom 15
mab
n
account [information associated with personal access to a computer system]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
mabeb
n
toad-like or frog-like creature [A mabeb resembles frogs and toads, but is neither one, really, so tera' mabeb can be used to refer to any of the various Earth frogs and toads.]
qep'a' 26
mabeb Duj
n
amphibious vehicle (slang)
qepHom 2024
maDyar
N
Hungary
TN!LK
magh
v.t.
betray
MSN and HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26
magh
n
Klingon plant that most closely resembles grass
qep'a' 23
magh gha'naD
n
hay [From chabal tetlh: "grass or other leafy vegetable matter cut and dried and used and used as animal fodder".
See also fodder.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
magh yotlh
n
lawn
qep'a' 23
maghrIb
n
Morocco
qepHom 15
maH
num
ten (combining form)/(number-forming element) [The E-K listing somewhat confusingly includes {maH} as "Ten (combining form) while the K-E lists it as "ten (number-forming element). There is no such confusion over words for hundred, thousand, ten-thousand, etc.]
TKD
maHSaghan
num
10 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
maH'uy'
num
10 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
majaj
n
cabbage, lettuce [closest Klingon equivalent closer to lettuce than to cabbage, but could be used for either Terran plant] [Request]
qep'a' 28
majyang
n
tile [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
majyang mIllogh
n
mosaic
qepHom 15
majyang mutlhwI'
n
tiler [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
maleSya'
N
Malasia
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
malja' HIp
n
suit, business suit [or just HIp]
qepHom 2024
malta
proper n
Malta
qepHom 2023
manta'
n
pod [Seed case of HapmaH and similar plants. Not used for escape pods and the like. Also used for cocoon.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
manggha
n
station (train) [Place where a medium/long range transport arrive and depart.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
maqDar
n
mak'dar, Klingon insult
qepHom 2020
maqlegh
n
priest [This is gender-neutral. In translating, if a distinction between "priest" and "priestess" is required, add loD or be'.]
qep'a' 26
maQ
n
sign, omen [qep'a' wa'maH SochDIch]
paq'batlh
maQmIgh
n
dark omen, sign of evil coming
veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9
mar
v
use the big toe
HolQeD v10n2p10
mara
proper n
Mara, TOS "Day of the Dove" Kang's wife & Sci. officer
TKD p58
mara'qIS
n
Marrakesh [loanword]
qepHom 2024
marIS
N
Mars (planet) [The "scientific" name of the planet is Sol loS.]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
marQen
n
eddy (in water)
qep'a' 25
marwI'
n
big toe, first toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
maSIr
N
Egypt
TN!LK
maSmelo' Su'ghar Sawqe'
n
marshmallow [Sometimes shortened to maSmelo' Sawqe' or just maSmelo'.]
qepHom 2023
maSquwa'
N
Moscow
qep'a' 26
matlh
proper n
Maltz
TKD p58
maw
N
Mao [transliteration]
Hamletmachine
may
n
sound of letter m [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
maySon
n
superconductivity [For "be superconductive," say maySon chIw express superconductivity or the like] [Request]
qep'a' 27
may' Sut
n
body armor (battle clothing)
qepHom 2015 p.14
may'ron raS
n
piano [not a Klingon instrument]
qepHom 2020
ma'egh
n
premiere [first presentation or introduction of something. Does not only refer to the situation of the release, but also the event: "I went to the premiere of the new Star Trek". In this case: the premiere of a movie, that was never shown before.]
qepHom 2021
ma'veq
n
a ceremonial knife used in the ritual of *Mauk To'Vor*. One Federation Standard spelling of this weapon's name is {M'veQ}.
http://www.klingon.org/KIWG/ - Klingon spelling confirmed via Email by Okrand
meb
v
experience a vision [Can be used with an object, as in veqlargh vImeb "I experienced/saw Fek'lhr in a vision."] [Request]
qep'a' 32
megh'an
n
end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {'er'In} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {megh'an}, the OTHER end is called {'er'In}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.]
HolQeD v12n2p6
meHghem
n
arts, the arts, culture [A bigger, more comprehensive term covering "the arts" or "art" as opposed to "science." So it includes music, theater, dance, etc. as well as visual art. It's "culture" in this sense.]
qepHom 15
mej
v
leave [refers simply to leaving one's current location]
qepHom 2019
mejnay
n
apron (clothing)
qepHom 2019
mej'aD
n
artery
qepHom 2015 p.14
mellota'
proper n
Melota - proper name from Klingon Opera
TKW p187
mel'ogh
n
chrysalis [This refers more generally to anything on its way to becoming something else. For example, it could be used for a lump of clay being transformed into a pot (but not yet a pot). As slang, it could refer to a student or athlete in training.]
QelIS boqHarmey
men
v
have an area of
MiniaturWunderland
menggho' naH
n
mango
TN!LK
meq
n
topic, subject, theme [of a conversation, story, etc; literally "reason, motive"]
qep'a' 25
meqba'
n
type of legal proceeding; portion of the trial or appeal where evidence is heard
Addendum; Star Trek Encyclopedia
meS
v
knot [message to Lieven 2014-11-??]
qepHom 13
meS
v
encrypt (slang) [message to Lieven 2014-11-??]
qepHom 13
meS
n
knot [message to Lieven 2014-11-??]
qepHom 13
meSHa'
v
decrypt (slang) [message to Lieven 2014-11-??]
Maltz
mevyap
excl
stop, enough already [Described in the body text: "it comes from two Klingon verbs, {mev} ("stop, cease") and {yap} ("be enough, be sufficient"). No doubt in the past, the locution was longer, perhaps {yImev, yap!} ("stop! it's enough"). The dropping of the imperative prefix {yI-, pe-} is what would be expected in Clipped Klingon. The two words have been used in juxtaposition for so long, they have come to be accepted as a single, though grammatically peculiar, word."]
KGT p113
mew'
v
cope (with)
qepHom 2023
meyIS tIr
n
corn, sweet corn
TN!LK
meyrI'
n
square [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives]
qep'a' 12
mey'
n
polygon [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
mey' HoS
n
regular polygon [DYM]
qepHom 13
me'
n
aunt, mother's sister
HolQeD v9n3p8
me'cheD
n
cross (+), ex (x)
qep'a' 25
me'nal
n
aunt, mother's brother's wife
HolQeD v9n3p8
mIl
v
be formerly honored [loss of honor is implied; an adjective to describe one who has fallen from grace; not applicable to {'utlh}, which implies a voluntary, honorable retirement]
HolQeD, v12n3p8
mIllogh
n
picture, (visual) depiction [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15]
qepHom 9
mIllogh meyrI'
n
single-panel cartoon
qep'a' 29
mIllogh mIr
n
comic strip
qep'a' 29
mIllogh ngutlh
n
hieroglyph [A hieroglyph corresponds to a linguistic element (word, affix, sound, whatever) whereas a pictogram corresponds to a concept or idea. Hieroglyphics is a form of writing; pictograms are not writing. Since ngutlh refers specifically to symbols used to represent language, mIllogh ngutlh makes sense for hieroglyph. A hieroglyphic writing system is a form of logography, that is, a system in which, basically, a character represents a word. So mIllogh ngutlh could be used for the broader logograph as well as hieroglyph. In the Toki Pona book, there's a table of hieroglyphs. In the introduction to this table, it seems the terms hieroglyph and logogram could be used interchangeably, so mIllogh ngutlh remains a good choice. But a distinction is made between these hieroglyphs/logograms (sitelen pona) and another set called "sitelen sitelen" in which logograms appear combined into single symbols rather than being displayed one after the other. Since the logograms used in the "sitelen sitelen" system are logograms (though not the same as the logograms in the "sitelen pona" system), mIllogh ngutlh can be used for these components.
All of this boils down to: Sure, mIllogh ngutlh is fine for hieroglyph as used in the book.]
All of this boils down to: Sure, mIllogh ngutlh is fine for hieroglyph as used in the book.]
qep'a' 29
mIllogh qol
n
animation, cartoon [This refers to animation only, not cartoons in the newspaper.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
mIllogh qonwI'
n
camera
TN!LK
mIllogh qonwI' qoSta'
n
film
TN!LK
mIl'oD ngeb
n
teddy bear
TN!LK
mIn QanwI' nguv
n
sunglasses
TN!LK
mIn tojwI'
n
optical illusion
November 2016 email to Lieven
mIn yuq
v
perform magic [referring to a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
mIn yuqwI'
n
magician [the most common way to refer to a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
mInyoD
n
eyelid [literally "eye shield", used in Klingon Hamlet]
qep'a' 25
mIr
n
streak [literally "chain"]
qep'a' 25
mIrSam
n
(smoking) pipe
May 2018 email to Rhona
mIStaq
proper n
sculptor who made Blood Oath Circles
KCD
mIt
v
be appropriate, be suitable, be proper for the situation, circumstances
qep'a' 25
mItlh
v
forge (metal)
qepHom 15
mItlhon
n
smaller sail
qep'a' 25
mIv
n
hat
TN!LK
mIvwa'
n
scar (result of a wound, regardless of how the wound occurred)
qep'a' 24
mIvwa'mey
n
tally, (total) score, census, headcount
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
mIw
n
recipe, formula (procedure, process) [This is generally used for this, but step-by-step instructions can also be referred to as HIl'aD. The word for "ingredient" is qurme', so if a "formula" is the list of the ingredients of something (like a secret formula for the special sauce on a Big Mac), that's qurme'mey.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
mIyama
n
Burma/Myanmar
qepHom 15
mI' mergh
n
complex number [From chabal tetlh: "a number incorporating the square root of negative one".]
qep'a' 31
mI' mIr
n
sequence of numbers [so also the Fibonacci-sequence]
qepHom 2024
mI' mob
n
odd number [Not evenly divisible by 2. In appropriate contexts, the mI' could be left out.]
qepHom 2017
mI' mobHa'
n
even number [Evenly divisible by 2. In appropriate contexts, the mI' could be left out.]
qepHom 2017
mI' nagh
n
die, dice
Monopoly
mI' poj
n
statistics [number analysis]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
mI' rorgh
n
imaginary number [From chabal tetlh: "a number incorporating the square root of negative one".]
qep'a' 31
mI' tej
n
mathematician
qepHom 15
mI'rab
n
spiral
qep'a' 24
mI'wI' much
n
dance show [It can be used to translate cabaret if the cabaret show consists entirely or nearly entirely of dancing, but that's a special and infrequent situation.]
qepHom 2017
mojaq
n
suffix [Note: in English-Klingon side of TKD, this is mojaQ]
TKD
molHa'
v
dig up [like a bone or a fossil]
qep'a' 25
mong Ha'quj
n
tie
TN!LK
mongghol 'uluS
n
Mongolia
qepHom 17
moqtay'
n
bruise [a bruise you can see, but not an open wound;]
qep'a' 25
moQbID
n
dome [literally "half sphere"]
ta'puq mach
mor
v
be agile, be dexterous [depending on context, could also be Soy'Ha']
qep'a' 25
morgh
n
unit of area (27 square 'ujmey)
qepHom 15
morwI' (ghew)
n
ant(s), formicidae [Closest Klingon equivalent, based on what the bug looks like. The Klingon version is noted for its dexterity or agility (hence the name), not strength. But Klingons use this for the Terran ant anyway.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
mot
v
be stunned, be knocked out [in the sense of "rendered unconscious or into a dazed state as a result of being hit (by a fist or a projectile, etc.)". Like being hit by a "phaser set to stun"]
qep'a' 24
motlh
v
be normal / standard [additional to other defs]
BoP Poster / S14
mo'bIj
n
latch [From chabal tetlh: "fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
mo'qay tuq
N
House of Mo'kai [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
much jech
n
costume [two words]
Hamletmachine
much Qe'
n
cabaret (location) [such as a nightclub or restaurant where there's food/drink along with a show]
qepHom 2017
much yaH
n
stage
Hamletmachine
muchpa'
n
auditorium, theatre [This is not on the DVD itself, but was used during its development.]
FFN
muD Duj
n
airplane
TN!LK
muD 'umber
n
climate [as in "the Klingon homeworld has a very hot climate"]
qepHom 2019
mughato'
n
mugato [Introduced TOS episode #47: A Private Little War. One of the more notable native animal forms on Neural {Zeta Boötis III} is the mugato, a large, white, ape-like creature with dorsal spines and a cranial horn. The mugato are monogamous, mating for life. Little or no provocation will spark an attack by this hostile creature, whose bite is highly poisonous and fatal if untreated. The only antidote for the mugato bite is the proper application of the native mako root, which has the ability to draw the toxin out of the human nervous system. {No mention is made of how to draw it out of a Klingon nervous system. Of the planet, the text says:} The native inhabitants of the planet are humanoid, possibly the descendants of a Centaurian exploration mission that disappeared in the area some two hundred years ago. The population was once one of tranquil, peace-loving hunters, but a serious breach of the Prime Directive has resulted in their development of war and comparatively advanced projectile weapons. Direct Klingon interference, countered by Federation involvement, has divided the inhabitants into five major factions, each of which is feuding with the other four. (see also illustration in center insert in that text)]
from Star Trek, The Worlds Of The Federation: (p140-1)
mughbogh permey
n
subtitles [only if translation is implied. Not to be used for closed captions]
qepHom 2017
muj
v
be wrong
missing from E-K
mum
v
fancy, have a crush [Literally taste, sense flavors. Context generally resolves any confusion.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
mun'a'
n
unit of area [A mun'a' is 729 morghmey]
qep'a' 26
mupSoy
n
moopsy [animal from Star Trek: Lower Decks]
qepHom 2024
murgh
v
droop, slouch, be limp [From chabal tetlh: "As time went on he began to slouch in his chair"; "The fronds drooped in the heat".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
mutchoH
n
evolution (Darwinian) [less technical than Hovje'voH]
qepHom 2020
mutwa'
n
protozoan [The name, literally "Species #1," turned out to be not scientifically accurate, but it stuck] [Request]
qep'a' 27
mutlh
v
construct, assemble, put together [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
mutlh
v
manufacture, construct, put together
qepHom 15
muylIS
n
eyelash [revealed during the Hokey Pokey]
qep'a' 24
mu' qun
n
etymology
qepHom 2024
mu' qunQeD
n
discipline of studying word histories
qepHom 2024
mu'neqo
N
Monaco
MiniaturWunderland
mu'qaD veS
n
curse warfare
PK: written on the printed card
mu'vIb
n
whistle (with a shrill sound)
qepHom 2023
mu''um
n
palindrome [It's possible to say things like mu''um mu', mu''um 'erQen, mu''um mu'tlhegh, or even mu'tlhegh mu''um and so on, depending on the focus of the utterance.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
naDqa'ghach
n
re-commendation
TKD p176
nagh ghun
n
terracotta [From chabal tetlh: "clay-based earthenware ceramic material, the fired body of which is porous".
Called warm stone or warm ceramic presumably because it's fired at a relatively low temperature compared to other ceramics.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
nagh HeH
n
curb [of a road or street]
qep'a' 26
naghHom
n
gravel [Used primarily when focusing on individual stones. For the stuff spread on the ground or used in making concrete, for example, yetmoS is more common.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
naH
v
be hostile, malicious, unfriendly, antagonistic [STID]
qepHom 12
naH mergh
n
general term for types of salad
qepHom 2024
naHjej
n
thistle
KGT p88
naHnagh
n
pit (of fruit)
KGT p89
namlIgh
n
creature [This refers to any kind of creature — human, animal, gorn, monster…]
qep'a' 32
namtun
n
the familiar beginning of a song [After hearing just this short portion of the beginning of the song, a listener will recognize the tune.]
HolQeD v12n2p9
nan
v
use the fourth toe
HolQeD v10n2p10
nanwI'
n
fourth toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
naQ
v
be full, whole, entire[, complete]
from the Addendum of TKD [E-K side only]
naQjejHom
n
arrow [not really a Klingon gizmo]
qep'a' 25
nar
v
reflect [This is the mirror-image / reverse-image sense of "reflect"; compare 'et bounce, rebound] [Request]
qep'a' 27
naSIn
n
vertical post which is part of a railing, guardrail or banister [A vertical post which is part of a Solrogh (railing, guardrail, banister), whether it actually holds up the railing or is there for ornamentation only (or, in mostly non-Klingon sites, safety). A naSIn that actually provides support for the railing is a Solrogh tut.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
natlIS
n
last item in a list
HolQeD v12n2p9
natlh
v.t.
drain
HolQeD v6n2p9 S33
nav HablI'
n
FAX machine
HolQeD v5n2p20
nav qatwI'
n
envelope
TN!LK
nav QIn
n
letter (message written on paper)
qepHom 2015 p.18
nav toQ
n
kite (toy) [This term is used regardless of what material the kite is made out of and regardless of shape.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
nav vaH
n
envelope (paper cover)
qepHom 2015 p.18
navSu'
n
key, legend (as on a map)
qepHom 2020
naw'
v and n
access
This is listed as a noun in the E-K side, but as a verb in K-E
naw'wat
n
remote, small, desolate place
qepHom 15
nay
n
sound of letter n [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
nayeghra
N
Niagara
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
nayjerya'
n
Nigeria
qepHom 15
nay'
n
course, dish (at a meal) [Under "dish" in English-Klingon side of TKD, (food) replaces (at a meal).]
TKW p133
nay' Qav
n
dessert [literally just "last dish"]
qepHom 2023
na'choS
n
nachos
qepHom 2023
neb
n
beak, bill
HolQeD v10n4p5
neb
n
nozzle (like on the end of a hose)
qep'a' 23
nebeylI'
n
sarcophagus (fancy) [associated with ritual and honor and all that - it's much more than just a repository (and presumably it's fancier looking). Maltz said that at some point in the past, Klingons stopped using them (though they didn't necessarily destroy ones already there). He wasn't sure if they were used in one form or another for everyone or only for certain, presumably high-ranking, people. He also said something about using these words (nev'aQ more frequently) for sort of flying coffins? sarcophagi in space? (He wasn't all that clear about this.) ]
qep'a' 24
nel
v
match, pair up, map onto [like when fingerprints match]
qep'a' 25
nelchu'
v
fit in perfectly, fit perfectly [like a piece in a jigsaw puzzle; based on the verb nel match, pair up, map onto]
qepHom 17
nelmeS
n
hyperlink
qepHom 2023
nelwI'
n
partner, mate (e.g. matching socks or gloves)
January 2019 email to De'vID
nen
n
maturity
Monopoly
nenchoH
v
mature, grow up [This can be used for animal and plant growth and refers not just to increasing in size.]
QelIS boqHarmey
neng'el
n
metal grid, lattice
qepHom 2023
neq
v
intersect
qep'a' 25
neqjung
n
contact, encounter, rendezvous [The noun counterpart to ghom . It would be used in phrases such as neqjung wa'DIch "first contact".]
qep'a' 28
neqratlh
n
glasses, spectacles
qep'a' 25
neSlo'
n
small mirror [smaller than SIla']
HolQeD v10n4p5
neSngech
n
type of animal, dormouse [A dormouse-like Klingon animal that is active at night.]
QelIS boqHarmey
netlh
num
ten thousand [should be noted as number-forming element]
TKD 5.2
netlh'uy'
num
10 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
nev'aQ
n
sarcophagus (simple) [sort of an everyday sarcophagus, strictly utilitarian]
qep'a' 24
nev'ob
n
thigh, upper arm [nev'ob refers to both the "thigh" and the "upper arm" (above the elbow). If it's necessary to make a distinction, precede the word with 'uS or DeS.]
Hamletmachine
ne'
n
yeoman [for those unfamiliar with the term, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines yeoman as petty officer]
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
ne'Derlan
N
The Netherlands
TN!LK
nIl
v
be grassy
qep'a' 24
nIm qulcher taD
n
ice cream [Ice cream is really a Terran thing; no native Klingon equivalent.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
nIm tlhagh
n
butter
TN!LK
nIm wIb ngogh
n
cheese
TN!LK
nIpon
N
Japan
TN!LK
nIq
v
weave, knit [Marc Okrand Facebook message to DYM 2014-10-27]
qepHom 13
nIq mIr
n
alternating current/AC
qepHom 2024
nIqDob
n
perforator, hole punch
qepHom 2015 p.18
nIqHom
n
software [Friends of Maltz: qurgh]
qep'a' 23
nItebHa'
adv
together
BoP Poster
nItSol
n
knob, pull, handle (as on a drawer or cabinet)
qep'a' 32
nItlh gheb
n
trumpet
qepHom 17
nItlh 'echlet
n
keyboard [De'wI' nItlh 'echlet for computer keyboard if clarification is necessary]
qepHom 13
nIyma'
n
phantom, apparition
qepHom'a' Soch
nI'qur
n
qep'a' 31
nobmeD
n
skeleton
qepHom 2019
nochmIt
n
spin (quantum physics)
qepHom 2024
noDwI'
n
avenger
qep'a' 24
nompuq
n
authority, evidence, attestation, reference, citation ["source" in the literary sense]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
noq
n
nipple
qep'a' 23
noQ
v
be organic [Consisting of organic material, i.e. carbon-based. Not in the sense of organically-grown fruit etc. Confirmed usage by Okrand: Dep noQ 'oH - "It's an organic being"]
qepHom 2024
noregh
N
Norway
TN!LK
norten'erlen
proper n
Northern Ireland
qepHom 2023
notqa'
n
a large, black bird [nowhere near as large as a qa'rol, which is really big]
HolQeD v10n4p4
notron
n
curtain, drape [can also be used for things like a door or gate that opens and closes vertically, like a portcullis]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
no'negh
n
sulfur
qepHom 2015 p.13
nuch Hergh
n
aspirin
TN!LK
nuH bey'
n
Pride of Weapons
KCD
nuj yaj
v
read lips [Used in a general way, one might say nujDu' vIyajlaH. When applied to a specific occurrence, one might say nujlIj vIyajlaH.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
nuj 'In
n
beatboxing [ nuj 'In refers to the practice of making percussive sounds with the mouth (voice, lips, tongue, etc.). To perform via this technique ("to beatbox," perhaps) is nuj 'In chu.]
qepHom 2023
nulqIm
n
media [The totality of content items - television shows, films, books, photographs, etc. - which are broadcast or published.]
qepHom 2024
nungmaH
n
hybrid
qep'a' 26
nural
n
Neural [Introduced TOS episode #47: A Private Little War. Federation Catalog Name is Zeta Boötis III. "This Class M world is the third of ten that orbit a brilliant, moderate-size yellow star in a binary system. The planet is quite Earth-like, with vast oceans and desert, moderate, and tropical climate zones. Neural is the only planet in the Zeta Boötis system to have a moon, which has been named Asetia by the native population of Neural's lower desert. The native inhabitants of the planet are humanoid, possibly the descendants of a Centaurian exploration mission that disappeared in the area some two hundred years ago. The population was once one of tranquil, peace-loving hunters, but a serious breach of the Prime Directive has resulted in their development of war and comparatively advanced projectile weapons. Direct Klingon interference, countered by Federation involvement, has divided the inhabitants into five major factions, each of which is feuding with the other four. One of the more notable native animal forms on is the mugato.]
from Star Trek, The Worlds Of The Federation: (p140-1)
nurgh
v
be awkward [as in feeling awkward, an awkward situation or awkward silence.]
qepHom 2024
nutye'
n
olive tree [This is a close Klingon equivalent. The fruit is nutye' naH. For the Terran olive tree, precede with tera'.]
qep'a' 31
nuyorgh
n
New York
qepHom 15
nu'
v
be particularly small, be miniature
MiniaturWunderland
nu'SIylan
N
New Zealand
TN!LK
ngaH
v
squeeze (an object)
qepHom 2015 p.18
ngajrun
n
puzzle, riddle [this is a made-up puzzle or riddle]
qep'a' 25
ngam
v
adhere, stick [with -moH, the object is the thing that's stuck to or adhering to something else, marked by -Daq]
qep'a' 25
ngang
v
vary, be varying [This verb is used to express that something is varying or deviating from the norm or is varying or fluctuating so much that there isn't a norm. (If the readouts on certain instruments on a ship did this, that would probably be bad news.)]
January 2019 email to De'vID
ngaQHa'moH
v
sign in, log in [jargon, perhaps shortened from an earlier obsolete phrase mab Hung lojmIt naQHa'moH]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
ngaQHa'moHwI'
n
key
TN!LK
ngaQmoH
v
sign out, log out [jargon, perhaps shortened from an earlier obsolete phrase mab Hung lojmIt ngaQmoH]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
ngar
v
be miraculous, supernatural, wondrous
qepHom 17
ngat 'atlhqam
n
a type of mold ["gunpowder fungus"]
qep'a' 25
ngav
n
writer's cramp [linguist humor]
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
ngavyaw'
n
canine-like creature (larger than a qovIj) [a large animal, like the creatures that accompany the guards on Rura Penthe] [Request]
qep'a' 26
ngaw'
v
be deficient, incomplete, partial [In reference to vitamins, but also other things.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
ngay
n
sound of letter ng [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
ngay'
n
glory
Monopoly
nga'chuq
v
sex (i.e., perform sex; always subject) [Note: it is unclear about what part of speech this may be, though it is probably a verb and "always subject" probably refers to the concept that all involved parties collectively make the subject of this verb.]
from veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD v1n3p9
ngech
n
valley[, woman's cleavage]
confirmed at qep'a' wejDIch by Okrand
ngegh
v
traffic in [In the sense of trading something illegal. The object is the allegedly illicit item.]
qep'a' 31
ngel
v
attract, lure
qepHom 2017
ngelwI'
n
bait [Literally "attracter" or "lurer"; can be translated "bait" in the proper context.]
qepHom 2017
ngel'aH
n
peasant ["Serf" or "peon" could be toy'wI''a' ngel'aH or wIjwI' toy'wI''a' or Du' toy'wI''a'.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
ngel'ongbIj
n
paresthesia, pins and needles
qep'a' 32
ngen
v
be numb [of body parts; for emotions, use jemHa' or jemlaHbe']
qep'a' 25
ngep
v
take/have priority [particularly in the sense of a computer program taking priority over another one]
qepHom 2024
ngeq
v
store, hoard, cache [Used to say memorise or save (on a computer), also "learn/know by heart".]
qepHom 2021
ngeqwI'
n
capacitor [From chabal tetlh: "electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
ngeS
v
bake
qepHom 2023
ngeSlIch
n
loan
qep'a' 28
ngeSmoH
v
bake
qepHom 2023
ngeSmoHwI'
n
baker
qepHom 2023
ngIbvay
n
type of animal [This is a weird animal found on Kronos that looks like a rock. It can suddenly open up and stick out something to grab a piece of food (like a frog catches flies), though since it's not hungry very often, it doesn't do this frequently.]
QelIS boqHarmey
ngIDvoS
n
lead (element)
qepHom 2015 p.13
ngIj
v
be rowdy, unruly
KGT p150
ngIng
v
be negatively charged, have a negative charge
qep'a' 23
ngIq
n
each, single, individual [Similar to Hoch but with an additional meaning of "one after the other" or "one by one".]
paq'batlh, qepHom 2017
ngIS
n
lubricant (for disruptor cannons) [acknowledged by Marc Okrand when providing words for OZ]
IKS Gorkon
ngIt
v
ride [The phrase qam Do Duj jIrmoH does not mean pedal a bicycle; it means rotate a bicycle, that is, spin it around somehow or other. The verb for riding a bicycle (or motorcycle or horse, where the passenger is controlling, to one degree or another, the motion of the vehicle or means of conveyance), is ngIt.]
qep'a' 31
ngItHel
n
type of musical instrument [can be played with a bow]
qepHom 2019
ngItHel naQ
n
bow [used to play a ngItHel]
qepHom 2019
ngItlh
v
be stuck [like when your car is stuck in the snow or Santa is stuck in the chimney or a ring is stuck on your finger or a nail is stuck in a piece of wood and you can't pull it out]
qep'a' 25
ngI'
v
be pressurized [For the notion of "pressurized" (as what happens inside an airplane to make sure those yellow masks don't fall down), Maltz said to use the verb ngI' "have a weight of, weigh."]
qep'a' 24
ngogh
n
block, lump, brick [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15]
qepHom 9
ngogh mutlhwI'
n
bricklayer [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
ngom
v
be geeky [This describes someone who is "into" a subject and knows a lot about it, but does not necessarily participate in associated activities the way a qatru' does. It could be a less intense version of ven.]
FFN
ngon
v
bubble [The verb ngon describes what water does when it's boiling: It's bubbling. Also, if you blow with a straw into a glass of water, then it's also bubble-ing, i.e. making bubbles. The person does not ngon, they ngonmoH the water.]
qepHom 2017
ngop
n
plates (for eating) [Incorrectly listed as a verb.]
KGT
ngoqDe'
n
encoded message
HolQeD v8n4p12
ngotrI'
n
latitude [A common way of talking about this concept is by making use of the verb 'ab (have a height of). When used to specify location (as opposed to linear dimension), the objects of the verb are expressed in degrees, lawrI'(mey), so X 'ab could be translated be at latitude X.
In some contexts, such as in preparing for in the midst of battle (but not restricted to these), it's more common to express the location (in degrees) followed by the word ngotrI' (latitude) or lungrI' (longitude) with no verb at all, a form of clipped Klingon.
By analogy with law and lawrI' (for "traditional" degrees and "modern" degrees), these terms are based on two of three older words that were used in specifying locations before significant contact with other civilizations in the galaxy led to adoption of the more generally used system: ngotvI', lungvI', lechvI'. Maltz didn't know how to translate these traditional terms.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
ngotrI'tal
n
parallel [The modern word used for the imaginary lines used in determining coordinates or the actual lines on a map or similar image. Derived from the traditional terms: ngottal, lungtal, lechtal. Maltz didn't know how to translate these, but he said the arrangement formed triangles.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
ngottal
n
one of the three traditional terms for map grid lines (forming triangles) [One of three traditional terms used for the imaginary lines used in determining coordinates or the actual lines on a map or similar image. The modern terms are are: ngotrI'tal, parallel; lungrI'tal, meridian.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
ngotvI'
n
one of the three traditional terms for specifying locations (analogous to longitude and latitude) [These terms were used in specifying locations before significant contact with other civilizations in the galaxy led to adoption of the more generally used system: ngotvI', lungvI', lechvI'. Maltz didn't know how to translate these traditional terms.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
ngub
v
migrate [In Klingon, there's only one word for these concepts: ngub. To specify immigration or emigration, make use of the suffixes -Daq and -vo' on the nouns referring to the destination or area of departure.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
ngugh
adv
then, at that time
Newsgroup
nguH
v
testify
qepHom 17
nguHwI'
n
witness [one who testifies in court]
qepHom 17
ngun
v
perch [if bird lands on land, use Saq, on water, use tlhot]
HolQeD v10n4p5
nguq
v
be arrogant, haughty, conceited [an undesirable trait]
HolQeD, v12n3p9
nguSDI'
n
motor
BoP Poster
ngutlh
n
letter, written character
qepHom 15
ngutlh nagh
n
die/dice with letters
qepHom 17
ngutlh tu'qom
n
font, typeface ["written character appearance/form/shape"]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
ngutlhmey qa'
v
transliterate [The script transliterated from is the object, the script transliterated into is the subject.]
qepHom 2024
naQ 'er
n
brush devil (a Klingon animal) [Presumably this is a type of 'er. Brush devil is not a direct translation of naQ 'er, and the Klingon words naQ and 'er have nothing to do with brushes or devils. The Federation Standard name was an invention of, probably, the first Federation Standard speaker who saw one of these things and reported about it.]
qep'a' 24
'onroS
n
drop [like a raindrop or a drop of any liquid]
qepHom 17
pab buv
n
part of speech
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
pach
n
claw, talon
HolQeD v10n4p5
paH
n
dress
TN!LK
paH bID
n
skirt
TN!LK
pan
v
spark, emit sparks [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
paq Duj
n
bookmobile
qepHom 15
paq nojwI'
n
librarian
qepHom 15
paq nojwI' qach
n
library (building)
qepHom 15
paq nojwI' tum
n
library (public)
qepHom 15
paQ
v
meditate, cogitate, reflect [Maltz says that this word does not connote "entreat", so "pray" may not be an appropriate translation. paQ can (but does not have to) take an object indicating what is being meditated about or reflected upon. So maybe better translations are "meditate on, cogitate about, reflect on, contemplate..."]
qep'a' 24
paQjen
n
sequin, spangle [From chabal tetlh: "small flat piece of sparkling metallic or metal-like material with a hole which is sewn onto a garment etc. for decoration".
There is also a slang version: HovHom.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
parbIng
n
a mid-sized bird with particularly garish coloring (at least from a Klingon point of view)
HolQeD v10n4p4
pargh
v
be synthetic, artificial
qepHom 2017
parIy
N
Paris
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
paSjav
n
cinnamon-like Klingon plant [A paSjav is a Klingon tree whose bark is cut into strips and eaten along with certain foods or else is ground up (like ngat) and added to some other kinds of foods. (It's occasionally just ripped off of the tree and eaten then and there.) Non-Klingons who eat too much paSjav tend to start coughing. Klingons think this is pretty funny and never seem to tire of it. tera' paSjav is a way to refer to cinnamon.]
qep'a' 26
paSlogh tuQ DaS
v
be inside-out [Maltz thought there might be a single word for this, but he could only remember this commonly used idiom. In usage, this might be preceded by something like ghIH wep (or Soy' wep) "the shirt is sloppy/disheveled".] [Request]
qep'a' 28
paSta'
n
Terran pasta, noodles, spaghetti [This is a Terran thing (or things), so they borrowed the word.]
qepHom 2020
patat 'oQqar
n
potato
TN!LK
patmor
n
emerald
OZ
patlh
v
be ranked, have a status, be graded
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
patlh
n
order (as in alphabetical order)
qepHom 2024
patlhmoH
v
rank, assign status, compare, sort ["When used with the 'compare' meaning, of course, the object of the verb is always plural. The implication that two (or more) things are ranked or sorted, they're ranked in comparison to one another"]
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
paw'aD
n
vein
qepHom 2015 p.14
pay
n
sound of letter p [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
pay'an
n
particle
qep'a' 23
pay'rIn
n
excavation, dug-up ruins
qepHom 2019
pay'tlhan ghargh
n
python [loanword]
qepHom 2024
pa'
n
chamber [add to existing defs]
BoP Poster
pa' beb
n
ceiling of top story room
NEWS, HolQeD v8n3p2
pa' reD
n
interior face of exterior wall
NEWS
pa'beb De'lor
n
stalactite
qepHom 2019
pa'logh
n
the past (as a whole)
qep'a' 23
pa'raghway
N
Paraguay
qep'a' 26
pa'vo
N
Pahvo (planet) [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
peD
v
snow, fall slowly (like snow) [When you cut your bread and the crumbs fall out (like snow), you use the verb peD. It can also be used for instance, when you throw confetti, and the confetti falls down, then use peD. So, with other words, peD still means to snow, but it does not only refer to snow, but can also be used for other small things falling down slowly or rain down, like ashes.]
TKD, qepHom 2017
pegh
v
be secret
CK & PK
peghmey vIttlhegh
n
secrecy proverb
HolQeD v5n1p10
pel'aQ
n
coffin [also the shell of an egg]
qep'a' 24
pep'en
n
current [in air or water]
qep'a' 25
peq
v
slaughter (connotes intention, targeting specific victims) [STID]
qepHom 12
peQnagh
n
magnet
qepHom 15
per
v
label / ascertain, specify
TKD / NEWS group online
per naH
n
pear
TN!LK
peS
v
supply, furnish, provide, dispense [in the sense of "hand out, give out, distribute"]
Netflix press release
pet
v
be welded (together)
qepHom 15
petaQ
excl
epithet
TKD p178
petben
n
thump, thud [This noun refers to the sound. It is often used as the object of the verb tlhen.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
petqaD
n
bone-mender (medical device)
Haynes BOP Manual, p.107
pe'bIl
n
lightning
qepHom 15
pe'meH 'echlet
n
cutting board
qepHom 2015 p.19
pe'ru'
N
Peru
qep'a' 26
pID
v
slang for laS (ink up, put paint on a brush)
qepHom 2015 p.19
pIq
v
intercept [This usually refers to intercepting a radio transmission or the like. It is used less frequently for physically interfering with or preventing the progress of something, for which bot is often employed.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
pIlam naH
n
plum
TN!LK
pIlghIm
n
mast, flagpole
qep'a' 25
pIn tlhoy'
n
territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall)
NEWS
pIpyuS
n
pipius [whose claws are used as food, requiring breaking]
Addendum of TKD, TKW p185
pIq
n
time period from now (future)
HolQeD v8n3p3
pIqcho' chojmoHwI'
n
trainer (a fitness trainer)
qepHom 2024
pIqcho' waq
n
sneaker, tennis shoe, (UK) trainer
qepHom 2024
pIQ
v
be direct [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
pIQHa'
v
be indirect, roundabout, devious [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
pIra'Ha
N
Prague
qep'a' 26
pIrmuS
n
bottom (exterior)
HolQeD v8n3p2
pItSa' chab
n
pizza
TN!LK
pItlh
excl
done [all done, all finished - a common exclamation uttered upon the completion of a project.]
KCD
pItlhbergh
n
Pittsburgh (US)
qepHom 15
pIvchem
n
warp field
BoP Poster
pIvlob
n
warp factor
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
pIwSIp
n
ammonia [From chabal tetlh: "naturally common and widely used but pungent-smelling, caustic and hazardous colorless gas, formula NH3".
This is the gas, not the liquid used for cleaning.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
pI'
v
be bold [typeface]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
pI'
v
be fat [no implication of obesity]
qepHom 2019
po Ha'DIbaH
n
literary name for 'uSgheb or jajlo' Qa', commonly used in operas and plays, but rarely in everyday speech [Maltz guesses this term can also refer to jajlo' Qa' as well]
HolQeD v10n4p5
pob
n
hair in animal fur [extended meaning]
QelIS boqHarmey
poDmoH
v
clip
This entry was omitted from the Klingon-English side of TKD
poH
n
session, shift [Found in constructions such as Qu' poH "work shift," HaSghon poH "class session," etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
pol
v
save, store [Can be used to express the storing of information, also "learn/know from heart".]
qepHom 2021
pomtut
n
battering ram
qepHom 2020
pop
n
honor, reward, token of esteem [formal recognition of an accomplishment or accomplishments]
HolQeD, v12n3p9
por
n
heart (card suit) [DYM]
qepHom 13
por Ho'Du'
n
rake (for leaves)
qepHom 2023
porghQeD
n
scientific study of bodily functions [Klingons don't talk all that much about bodily functions as a group, but they certainly do talk about specific bodily functions.]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
porghQeD
n
physiology
qepHom 2024
portughal
N
Portugal
TN!LK
povjaj
n
Tuesday
qepHom 12
poymar
n
mystery [a real "mystery", something that confounds people]
qep'a' 25
poy'
v
take over, commandeer [this is in addition to "confiscate"]
qep'a' 33
po'lISqa'
n
Poland
qepHom 15
po'oH
n
corner of the street, corner of a piece of paper
qep'a' 24
pugh qegh
n
Slang term for a place that is disgusting, dirty, unpleasant, rundown, etc.
qep'a' 32
puH beQ
n
plains, flatlands
qep'a' 24
puH Duj
n
car, automobile
TN!LK
puH nIl
n
grassland, steppe
qep'a' 24
puH yIQ
n
swamp, wetlands
qep'a' 24
puHley'
n
cape, point [This is a geographical term.]
qep'a' 26
pujmoH
v
weaken
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
pujwI'
n
weakling
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD, TKW p24
pul
v
be ground up
qep'a' 23
pumnuj
n
handcuffs, manacles
qep'a' 26
pun
v
be low (in pitch) [as in deep voice [can also be used in music to talk about high and low tones]]
qepHom 17
pup
v
be high resolution [added to existing defs]
BoP Poster
pupHa'
v
be approximate [If it's necessary to hedge one's bets adverbially, chaq "perhaps" and ghaytan "likely" are acceptable.]
qepHom 2020
puq chonnaQ
n
fork
From Marc Okrand on startrek.klingon (Usenet newsgroup)
puq lut
n
fairy tale
OZ
puq lut rorgh
n
fairy tale
OZ
puqnI'
n
grandchild
HolQeD v9n3p9
puqnI'be'
n
granddaughter
HolQeD v9n3p9
puqnI'loD
n
grandson
HolQeD v9n3p9
pur
v
inhale
HolQeD, v12n4p8
putlh
v
be decorated, adorned [To putlhmoH something may or may not improve its appearance, but it definitely adds something to it.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
pu'
n
horn (of an animal) [To distinguish from a spike, one can say Ha'DIbaH pu' or something similar.]
ta'puq mach
pu'jIn
n
map
qep'a' 14
pu'vengmey
n
cat whiskers, insect antennae [This is just the plural of pu'veng</b "twig", which is why it uses -mey.] [Request]
QelIS boqHarmey
qab
n
face [symbol of identity]
TKW p59
qab jech
n
mask [two words]
Hamletmachine
qach noy
n
landmark (building)
qepHom 15
qaD mIr
n
tournament [literally "challenge chain"]
qep'a' 25
qaghwI'
n
sound of letter ' [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
qaj
v
soar
HolQeD v10n4p5
qalIvornIya
n
California
qepHom 17
qalmuS
N
color
qep'a' 26
qalmuS lung
n
chameleon [loanword]
qepHom 2024
qal'aq
n
frame, framework, supporting structure, skeleton [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
qam Do Duj
n
bicycle
TN!LK
qamchIy
N
Qam-Chee [the city where Kahless and Lukara defeated Molor's army of five hundred soldiers]
paq'batlh
qamerun
n
Cameroon
qepHom 17
qan
v
use the pinky (little finger) [An idiomatic gesture: to point your pinky at someone is to comment that you believe they are old.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
qanraD
n
a bird known for its song
HolQeD v10n4p4
qanwI'
n
pinky, little finger [Pointing with the pinky is an idiomatic gesture indicating that the person being pointed at is old.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
qangtlhIn
n
beliefs, principles, standards, ethics, ideology
PCHC/qep'a' 24
qanQIy loS
N
Cancri IV (planet) [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
qappam
n
foundation [supporting under-structure of building]
qep'a' 25
qar Doq
n
goldfish [loanword]
qepHom 2024
qar ghotI'
n
carp [loanword]
qepHom 2024
qara'te
n
karate [loanword]
qepHom 2024
qargh
v
be thick, bulky [usually for inanimate objects]
qepHom 2019
qargh
v
be bulky, be thick
ta'puq mach
qarghan
proper n
Kargan
HolQeD v4n3p4
qarpal
n
trapezoid [American -- not British -- sense of "trapezoid"; a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides] [Request]
qep'a' 27
qartaj
n
Carthage [loanword]
qepHom 2024
qaryoq
n
bird capable of mimicking speech [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.]
HolQeD v10n4p5
qaryoq'a'
n
bird capable of mimicking speech, larger than qaryoq [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.]
HolQeD v10n4p5
qaSaQtan
proper n
Kazakhstan
qepHom 2023
qatra'
n
Katra (vulcan soul)
qepHom 2017
qatru'
n
nerd [This is a common (and nerdier) synonym for venwI'.]
FFN
qatvoH
n
shellfish (clam, oyster, mussel, scallop, brachiopod...) [There are a number of these sorts of creatures. qatvoH applies to various bivalves. Large qatvoHmey are served in non-Klingon restaurants that feature Klingon food, but they usually just call this dish "Jumbo Klingon Mollusks."] [Request]
qep'a' 28
qatlhDa'
n
water pipe [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
qav
v
[unknown] [Maltz didn't know what qav by itself was, but he said he wouldn't be surprised to learn that qav'ap was shortened from qavmeH 'ap or something like that at some point in the past.]
qepHom 2020
qav'ap
n
rent, cost, price, value
Monopoly
qav'ap juH
n
apartment [This is for a house or an apartment of any size that is not owned by the occupant. For a dwelling within a larger building containing several such dwellings (regardless of ownership), it's common to just say pa'mey (or occasionally just pa').] [Request]
qep'a' 28
qaw
n
memory ["...in the sense of the ability to remember or the power of recall."]
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
qawHaq
n
memory banks[, data banks (singular)] [It's listed in both TKD and its Addendum with different definitions]
TKD and [Addendum of TKD]
qawno'
n
remembrance, memorial [A gathering or ceremony to remember and honor someone who has died. The request was for a social term with the morpheme -no.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
qaw'
v
tip over [what the thing does, falling from approximately vertical to approximately horizontal]
Hamletmachine
qaw'moH
v
tip over, knock over, knock down [i.e. "make something fall over"]
Hamletmachine
qay
v
use the second (middle) finger
HolQeD v10n2p7
qay
n
sound of letter q [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
qaytap
n
bill, act [This is a proposed regulation or rule or law, not one enacted or implemented or enforceable yet.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
qaywI'
n
middle finger, second finger
HolQeD v10n2p7
qa'
v
replace, substitute for
Monopoly
qa' QoywI'
n
shaman [From chabal tetlh: "traditional prescientific faith healer, or member of certain tribal societies who acts as a spiritual and/or religious medium between the concrete and spiritual worlds".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
qa'meH
n
replacement ["...something that takes over for or is used instead of something that is gone or that has been lost. It is not used for a temporary substitute or stand-in; the word for that is lIw."]
HolQeD v5n1p10, KGT
qa'meH vIttlhegh
n
replacement proverb
HolQeD v5n1p10
qa'mel
n
camel [loanword]
qepHom 2021
qa'mInar
N
Kaminar [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
qa'nabIS
n
cannabis [loanword]
qepHom 2021
qa'naDa'
N
Canada
TN!LK
qa'put
n
monkey-like creature [smallish and pretty monkey-like]
qep'a' 26
qa'ramel Su'ghar Sawqe'
n
caramel [Sometimes shortened to qa'ramel Sawqe' or just qa'ramel.]
qepHom 2023
qa'rI'
n
end (of corridor, tunnel, conduit, Jeffries tube, sewer, road, bridge, long field, etc.) [This is the end of any clearly defined space longer than wide in which people might find themselves.]
HolQeD v12n2p7
qa'rol
n
a really big bird [much larger than a notqa']
HolQeD v10n4p4
qa'vam
n
The Big Bang [Defined as "Genesis" in TKD. Marc Okrand says "qa'vam is perhaps best defined as 'origin of everything' or 'start of it all' or the like."]
FFN
qa'vaQ
n
qa'vak (traditional game); hoop and stick maneuver
KGT; TKW p199
qebeq
n
Quebec
qepHom 17
qebeq veng
n
Quebec City
qepHom 17
qel
v
nod [This means lower the head slightly whether or not the head is again raised. So, among other things, it can refer to nodding to the beat of music or nodding off (falling asleep). The subject might be, for example, nach head (even though this might be considered redundant) or the nodder. It does not take an object.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
qelI'qam
n
kellicam [According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, one kellicam is roughly equal to two kilometers]
TKD
qelpIngan
N
Kelpien [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
qelpIya'ngan
N
Kelpien [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
qen
adv
recently, a short time ago
NEWS
qenSaS
N
Kansas
OZ
qenya'
n
Kenya
qepHom 15
qeng
proper n
Kang
TKD p58; TOS [Day of the Dawn]; TKD p11
qengHoD
n
treasure, booty, plunder, swag, loot [context determines the best translation. If there's a lot of stuff, the plural form qengHoDmey is often but not necessarily used. The resemblance to "Captain Kang" is coincidental, but, even so, Kang's crew was careful to never say qengHoDmey when he was around]
qep'a' 25
qeqchu'
v
train really well, to work really hard at it and achieve intended goals
qepHom 2020
qeQ
n
fecal matter
qep'a' 23
qer
v
shrink (get smaller)
QelIS boqHarmey
qerjIq
n
fireplace [specific place in a house for heating/food preperation]
qep'a' 25
qeSHoS
n
type of animal, fox [This is a Klingon animal, that eats plants and small animals. Klingons might eat them, but mostly consider them pests.]
ta'puq mach
qet'uy
n
pine cone [something that grows on certain kinds of trees and looks much like a pine cone as seen on Earth.]
qepHom 2020
qev
n
crowd [possibly a mistake]
HolQeD v4n4p11
qevaS
n
kevas [An unspecified commodity. In the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" Spock poses as a Vulcan trader in kevas and trillium. Thus, both appear in TKD. Star Trek Encyclopedia lists them as a gemstones, established in DS9 "Trials and Tribble-ations".]
TKD
qew
v
use the ring (third) finger
HolQeD v10n2p7
qewwI'
n
ring finger, third finger
HolQeD v10n2p7
qey
v
be in vain, futile
qep'a' 25
qeylIS
proper n
Kahless
TKD p58
qeylIS mInDu'
n
Eyes of Kahless, a guessing game with dice where the winner receives a punch.
KCD
qey'Hav
n
vagina
qepHom 17
qe'rot 'oQqar
n
carrot
TN!LK
qImroq
n
season
qep'a' 23
qInut
n
scythe, sickle, falx [This is a tool resembling a sickle. It's for agriculture, but, of course, it could be used as a weapon. If it has a long handle, "scythe" may be a better translation, though it's not quite either of them.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
qIp
v
knock (on a door) [extended meaning]
QelIS boqHarmey
qIrbI'
n
hygiene [Klingon hygienic practices do not focus on cleanliness, though this is not ruled out, either.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
qIrq
proper n
Kirk
HolQeD v8n4p12
qIrqoD
n
A hardy, long-lived tree with twisted branches and needle-like leaves [Maltz said the closest tree to this description is a qIrqoD, though its branches aren't necessarily noticeably twisted. He said it was reasonable to use tera' qIrqoD for pine. A Terran pine cone could be either tera' qet'uy or tera' qIrqoD qet'uy.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
qIS
v
be libidinous [There are also various slang terms/expressing be randy, horny: Huy "be spicy, be piquant, be hot", jIr qIvon "the qIvon twirls", roSbe', "does not lick/use the third toe",wamtaH "hunting".]
qep'a' 29
qIt
n
a big, fat bird native to Kronos, which is able to fly, but not for a long time
Smithsonian Klingon skit
qI'
v
register, sign up for (an account) ["register for an account" is mab qI']
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
qobra' ghargh
n
cobra [loanword]
qepHom 2024
qoch
v
squeeze into (a space) [The object is the space into which the subject is squeezing itself.]
qepHom 2015 p.18
qoch'uq
n
rubber [The gummy material]
qep'a' 26
qol
v
pronounce [refers to articulation]
January 2019 email to De'vID
qol
N
Kol [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
qol
n
collection of segments that are joined together, collocation
qepHom 2021
qolqoS
n
core, essense [pun: John Colicos played Kor]
qep'a' 14
qol'om
n
gold
qepHom 2015 p.13
qonglIl
n
peanut [This is actually a Klingon legume whose seeds, like Terran peanuts, grow underground. For the Terran peanut, precede with tera'.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
qopagh
n
diorite [From chabal tetlh: "intrusive igneous rock formed by slow cooling of magma, with a moderate content of silica and low content of alkali metals".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
qoq De'wI' Dojmey
n
botnet (computer jargon)
qepHom 2015 p.21
qorgh
v
stop up, fill (a hole) [Marc Okrand interview with Lieven Litaer October 2013]
qepHom
qorghwI'
n
pacifier
qep'a' 23
qoro'na javtIm
n
corona virus
qepHom 2020
qortar
N
Kortar [the first Klingon, and the ferryman on the Barge of the Dead]
paq'batlh
qoSo'va
proper n
Kosovo
qepHom 2023
qoSqa'rIy
n
Kos'Karii [Pale, serpent-like creatures which inhabited the waters crossed by the Barge of the Dead on its way to Gre'thorThis word is inherently plural. A singular one is 'angwIl.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
qoSta'
n
tape, ribbon
TN!LK
qot
v
back, sponsor, support, capitalize, invest in [To specify what or how much is invested, make use of peS as in X qotmeH Y peS ("invest Y in X").] [Request]
qep'a' 28
qovDa'
n
exponent [Though there is a noun, the idea of raising a number to the power of something is generally expressed by using the verb Sep, as in wejlogh Sep'egh cha' chen chorgh.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
qovIj
n
canine-like creature (smaller than a ngavyaw') [a smaller animal, similar to Kruge's pet] [Request]
qep'a' 26
qo'Du
n
triad [A group of three, something with three members or three parts.]
qep'a' 32
qo'la' 'awje'
n
cola
TN!LK
qo'qaD
n
phlegm
HolQeD, v12n4p8
qo'qa' qo'la'
n
Coca-Cola [transliteration]
Hamletmachine
qo'qo
n
coconut [This is a borrowing, not a native Klingon word.]
qep'a' 26
qo'rIn
n
chromium salts [used in tanning]
qep'a' 26
qo'rIn DIr
n
leather [Since this is removed from a body and then altered, it is considered a material, not a body part. The phrase is used in constructions like qo'rIn DIr qogh leather belt.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
qo'rob
n
puppet [this is as in "puppet state" or "puppet government"]
qep'a' 25
qo'vID wa'maH Hut
n
Covid 19 (SARS-CoV-2 disease)
qepHom 2020
quba'
n
Cuba
qepHom 15
qubbID
n
span, run, stretch (between) [There are two ways to say "between", depending on meaning. (1) "between A and B" means "at some (perhaps unknown) point between A and B". In this case, A and B are the extremes of a range. The construction makes use of rav minimum and 'aqroS maximum: rav A 'aqroS B... For example, rav cha' 'uj(mey) 'aqroS loS 'uj(mey) 'ab has a length between two and four ujes (it's at least two ujes long and no more than four). (2) "between A and B" means the full stretch of time (or distance or whatever), from one end of the span to the other. In this case, the noun qubbID is used: DaSjaj buqjaj (je) qubbID maleng we travel Monday to Friday or we travel between Monday and Friday. Compare: DaSjaj buqjaj (je) qubbID maghom we meet between Monday and Friday, we meet Moday to Friday and rav DaSjaj 'aqroS buqjaj maghom we meet between Moday and Friday, we meet at some point between Monday and Friday. ] [Request]
qep'a' 26
qughDo
n
cruising speed
BoP Poster
quH
v
slice, carve
qep'a' 25
qul chenmoH
v
light a fire, ignite
qepHom 2020
qul naQmey
n
matches
TN!LK
qul qaDwI'
n
firefighter [lit. fire challenger]
qepHom 2020
qul QongmoHwI'
n
firefighter [One who puts fires to sleep, but that's usually not applied until the fire is actually out.]
qepHom 2020
qul SuvwI'
n
firefighter [lit. fire fighter, fire warrior]
qepHom 2020
qul tuq
n
"House (family, ancestral unit) of Fire" name of an opera
KCD
qul tlhay'moHwI'
n
firefighter [lit. fire tamer (less frequent)]
qepHom 2020
qulHuD
n
volcano
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
qunQeD
n
history
ta'puq mach
quntej
n
historian
ta'puq mach
qung
n
hole in a musical instrument [This is to change pitch in a wind instrument; apparently not a soundhole for stringed instrument.]
HolQeD v10n2p8
qurleH
n
kur'leth [a type of weapon]
qep'a' 29
qur'ep
n
wig
qepHom 17
quSlab
n
couch, bench, chair for multiple people
qep'a' 23
qut
v
predict [fraudulent or suspected to be fraudulent, or if it's a carnival act or the like]
qep'a' 24
qut na'
n
salt (culinary, halite) [also, sometimes, Do'ol na', presumably depending on the exact form of the substance.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
qutluch
n
type of hand weapon
from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p103
quv
n
honor [personal honor, earned by one's behavior]
HolQeD, v12n3p9
quv bey'
n
honor display
KCD
quvHa'ghach mIr
n
losing streak
qep'a' 25
quy'Ip
n
vomit [Spelled backwards, {pI'yuq} is a phonetic spelling of the English "puke".]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
qu'vIgh
n
member of an august body [like the High Council]
qepHom 2021
qu'vu'
n
pyramid with three-sided base [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
Qa
v
grow (increase in size)
QelIS boqHarmey
Qab
n
theragen [Appeared in TOS episode #63: The Tholian Web]
Unk
QaDmoHwI' DIr
n
towel
TN!LK
Qagh
n
[computer] bug
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
QaHa'
v
un-grow (shrink back to original size)
QelIS boqHarmey
Qaj
n
type of animal with brown lips, kradge [{Qaj wuS rur} often used to indicate brown colored object.]
HolQeD v8n1p7
Qal
v
swim
TN!LK
QalwI' Sut
n
swimsuit
qepHom 2024
Qap
v.t.
win (a competition) ["'To win' a competition is Qap. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say Qapchu', even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, Qap is translated as 'succeed, work, function. To a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly.]
from Okrand's notes, HolQeD v2n4p18, TKW p211
QapmIw
n
career [From chabal tetlh: "long-term commitment or occupation, usually within a single profession, undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress".
Not the same as 'aSteD, occupation, job.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
QapwI' mIr
n
winning streak [less common way to say it]
qep'a' 25
Qaq
v
behave falsely honorably, behave in a falsely honorable manner [deception is implied]
HolQeD, v12n3p8
Qaw
v
to rub [The object is the surface being rubbed. Maltz recalled a joke about rubbing something backwards and destroying it. The joke was probably funny.] [Request]
qepHom 2023
Qaw'
v
destroy [TKD erroneously lists this as a noun in both E-K and K-E word lists, but at the top of p49 it is described as a verb, not a noun. It is also used as a verb in TKW p211.]
TKD p49, TKW p211
Qay
n
sound of letter Q [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
Qay'
v
use the little toe
HolQeD v10n2p10
Qay'mol
n
puzzle [like a jigsaw puzzle or those metal hoops that need to be untangled or any puzzle that involves a physical object or objects that must be manipulated.]
qepHom 17
Qay'mol teSra'
n
puzzle piece [referring to a jigsaw puzzle]
qepHom 17
Qay'wI'
n
little toe, fifth toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
Qa'Hom
n
an animal (not a bird), like a Qa' but smaller [This does not make a ruckus at dawn, like the jajlo' Qa']
HolQeD v10n4p5
Qechjem
n
stem, stalk
qep'a' 23
Qechjem'a'
n
trunk (of tree)
qepHom 15
Qej
v
prize, treasure
Monopoly
Qem
v
holster, sheathe, pocket (weapon, tool, instrument) [Friends of Maltz: janSIy]
qep'a' 23
QemjIq
n
hole, hollow [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
Qenno'
n
pulp (of a plant)
qep'a' 23
Qep'It
n
any gas produced by a body
HolQeD, v12n4p8
Qeq
v
aim [For the idea of Face (orient towards) - The object is the one oriented toward someone or something, and the thing or person being faced is marked with -Daq. With this meaning, this verb is often used with -'egh or -chuq.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
Qer
v
revert (to)
qepHom 2024
QermoH
v
recycle [Recycle trash or reuse something that cannot fulfil its original purpose anymore.]
qepHom 2024
Qe' much
n
cabaret (show) [the show performed in a much Qe']
qepHom 2017
QI
n
bridge (over a river) [Marc Okrand email to Qov August 2012]
misc
QIch wab
n
speech sound [phoneme]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
QIch wab Ho'DoS
n
pronunciation
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
QIch wab ngutlh qol
n
alphabet, writing system
qepHom 2024
QID
v
wound
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
QIl
v
be desperate ["...as when there's no way out, they have nothing to lose. This includes ideas like 'last-ditch, do-or-die, hopeless, doomed.'"]
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
QIn
n
spear head, sharpened end of pencil [Likely, this can refer to the sharp end of anything spearlike with poke potential.]
HolQeD v12n2p6
QIn
v
inject
OZ
QIn pup
n
plain spearhead with single sharp point
KGT p64
QIn tum
n
postal service
qepHom 15
QIn tum qach
n
post office (building)
qepHom 15
QIn vagh
n
spearhead with multiple points
KGT p64
QIn 'echletHom
n
postcard
TN!LK
QIncha'
n
type of animal, Krencha [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
QIq
v
draw, pull out (weapon, tool, instrument) [Friends of Maltz: janSIy]
qep'a' 23
QIS
v
to sew [This has been previously glossed as "stitch," but it also be used more generally for "sew."]
qepHom 2023
QI'lop
n
a holiday
from PK, this is a guess as to what Michael Dorn was pronouncing
QI'tu'
n
paradise [In Klingon mythology, this was the source of all creation]
from the Addendum of TKD, KCD
QI'yaH
excl
Klingon curse [vulgar Klingon expression; one of the strongest, most foul Klingon expressions; it defies translation]
TKD p58, KCD
Qoghogh
v
snort [like a pig does, but not restricted to pigs or targs]
qepHom 17
QongDaq 'echlet tun
n
mattress
qepHom 15
QongDaqDaq
n
in bed
TKW p40
Qovpatlh
excl
epithet
TKD p178
Qoy
v.t.
hear, [listen to] [Used as Sentence As Object, TKW p195]
TKW p31
Qoyje'
n
certificate, diploma ["proof or verification of some sort of achievement or accomplishment"]
Marc Okrand email to DYM May 2015
Qoylu'taH
v
the clock is ticking (idiomatically) [Is used in a situation when one is working towards a deadline, for instance.]
qepHom 2017
Qoy'
v
spill [It's used when the liquid slops over or out of whatever container it was in. If you bump into a glass of beer on the table and, as a result, the beer spills, then you can say HIq vIQoy'moH(pu') jay'.]
qepHom 17
Qu
v
cast (metal)
qepHom 15
QuH
v
attract [for people]
qepHom 2024
QuHHa'
v
repel [for people]
qepHom 2024
QujmeH moQ
n
ball
TN!LK
Qulpa'
n
research lab
BoP Poster
Qum
n
communications, communication related technology
BoP Poster
QumeH ngaSwI'
n
mold (for casting)
qepHom 15
Qumran
n
scroll [Marc Okrand email 2013-06-03]
qepHom 11
Qun
n
god, supernatural being
SKNG:18JUL1999
Qun le''aq
n
messenger, angel [See le''aq.]
qep'a' 31
Qung
v
be rounded, blunt [like the corner of table that is not a sharp angle]
qepHom 17
Qur
n
structure, organization, arrangement, anatomy [Marc Okrand email 2011-10-24]
qepHom 10
Qutlh
v
support
BoP Poster
Qu'Hom
n
errand
qep'a' 25
Qu'vatlh
excl
Klingon curse [CK: said in moments of extreme anger]
TKD p58
QIgh
v
be irrevocable
qep'a' 33
rach
v
invigorate, fortify, strengthen
MSN news group
rachwI'
n
nurse
MSN news group
raghbI'
n
rugby [loanword]
qepHom 2024
raghghan
n
doll, action figure, miniature humanoid
qep'a' 25
raj
v
instigate, incite, trigger, induce
qep'a' 33
rajma'
n
kidney
qepHom 10
ramDung
n
gum (as in chewing gum) [This really refers to a not-sweet Klingon version of gum, but it's used for the Terran concoction as well, sometimes preceded by Su'ghar or tera'.]
qepHom 2023
rang
v
be responsible for, have responsibility for
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
rapmar
n
oar
qep'a' 25
raqDar
n
pirate
qepHom 2024
raqDar chap
n
privateer [sometimes shortened to raqchap]
qepHom 2024
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
ravqel
n
railing (single part of a larger railing, guardrail or banister structure) [This is the railing alone. The Solrogh is the entire structure, including both railing and support (and other) posts, if any. The word for a vertical post, whether it actually holds up the railing or is there for ornamentation only (or, in mostly non-Klingon sites, safety) is naSIn. A naSIn that actually provides support for the railing is a Solrogh tut.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
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' 16
ray
n
trill (sound) [The trill sound is just ray, the word for the sound of Klingon r. ray tlhen is make an r sound, trill.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
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 leD
n
right triangle
qepHom 2024
ra'Duch leD qubbID
n
hypotenuse [Normally shortened to just ra'Duch qubbID or, even more frequently when the context is clear, to just qubbID.]
qepHom 2024
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
reD
n
side (exterior surface) [This is any side of an object that is not explicitly its top, bottom, front or back.]
QelIS boqHarmey
reD'eS
n
bureaucracy [The slang expression pumnuj reD'eS is used if things are definitely inefficient.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
rejghun
n
undergarments, underwear [This refers to underwear in general. To be more specific, say rejghun yopwaH bID, etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
rejghun yopwaH
n
boxer shorts
qepHom 2024
rejghun yopwaH Qey
n
boxer briefs
qepHom 2024
rejghun yopwaHHom
n
briefs
qepHom 2024
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
remloS
n
gut, guts [ remloS, in its singular sense, would refer to any individual internal organ. It could, of course, also be used as a plural (equivalent to remloSDu').]
qepHom 2023
rem'ay'
n
diaphragm, thoracic diaphragm (body part)
qepHom 2020
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
renyarDaq
n
psychic ability [The usual term for psychic ability (or abilities) in general.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
renyarDaq QeD
n
paraspychology [The study of parapsychology. Sometimes shortened to DaqQeD.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
req
n
wax
qepHom 15
rer
v
be curious (about) [This word means more than just "want to know/learn." It generally implies some kind of active interest in the topic or an underlying motivation for wanting to know something about it. The word cannot be used to mean "strange."
tlhIngan Hol rer ("He/she is curious about Klingon")
rer tlhIngan ("The Klingon is curious" - about a previously stated topic or just a statement about the Klingon's nature)
This verb cannot be used adjectivally. ] [Request]
qep'a' 33
reS
v
conjure, cast a spell
November 2016 email to Lieven
reS
v
grow (flowers, plants, vegetables?) [The object is the plant which is grown by the subject.]
QelIS boqHarmey
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
rewve' mIjDang
n
fan, handheld fan
QelIS boqHarmey
rey'
n
special performance or presentation [This is a noun that's kind of hard to define in a word or two, but it refers to a performance or presentation that's pretty special in some way. Maybe it's something that happens only once, not to be repeated. Or maybe it occurs regularly but not very often, so it's something looked forward to well in advance. Maybe it's something that features a special performer or performers.]
qep'a' 28
re'chIv
n
internal organ
qep'a' 29
re'Hom'at
n
scarf (on neck)
qepHom 2023
re'lIng
n
instinct, talent, facility, aptitude [singular form for Duj "instincts"] [Request]
qepHom 2021
re'nop
n
shard [From chabal tetlh: "sharp fragment of material, e.g. glass, metal, rock, or pottery".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
re'tISyav
n
spermatozoon [From chabal tetlh: "often motile gamete which fertilizes the egg in sexual reproduction".
Plural takes -mey.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
re'yub
n
habitat [SciFi word for living structures on alien planets, or in space.]
qepHom 2024
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
rID'oH
n
barley [The closest Klingon equivalent.]
qepHom 2023
rID'oH HIq
n
barley liquor [This was left untranslated. It "would be okay" to use that phrase to refer to any barley-based liquor, but doesn't mean it's the only name for it.]
qepHom 2023
rIj
v
be moored, anchored
qep'a' 25
rIjHa'
v
be adrift
qep'a' 25
rIjmeH tlhegh
n
tether, leash [When the context is clear, this is sometimes called simply rIjwI'.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
rIjwI'
n
tether, leash [An alternative for rIjmeH tlhegh, used when the context is clear.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
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
rIqSav
n
sarcasm [Revealed to 'angghal in order to say rIqSav Dajatlh'a'?]
qep'a' 32
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
rIS
v
make a clicking sound [Expands the meaning of the verb rIS to including clicking along with cracking and snapping] [Request]
qep'a' 28
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
rojpup
n
entropy
qepHom 2024
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
rong
n
roast, grill, broil [Can be used generally, not just for how Terrans tend to ruin food.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
roptoj
n
scar (result of some sort of disease, infection, etc.)
qep'a' 24
ropyaH qach
n
hospital
TN!LK
roq
v
fragile, delicate, flimsy [From chabal tetlh: "This stick is so fragile that even a Ferengi child can snap it in two." "a distinct word for something delicate that is fragile but does not shatter."] [Request]
qep'a' 31
roqlIpe'
n
civilian [This word refers to anyone not a member of the group under discussion. Hence a non-military person in contrast to military personnel, a non-government worker in contrast to government workers, a non-Klingon speaker in contrast to Klingon speakers, etc. Not used to contrast races, species, nationalities, etc. — that is, not used for a non-Klingon or a non-Swede.)] [Request]
qep'a' 32
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
roSmaH
n
chromosome [Chromosomes are numbered (e.g. roSmaH wej). The two sex chromosomes are roSmaH pagh and roSmaH bID; two roSmaH bID chromosomes occur in females, one of each occur in males.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
roSwI'
n
third toe
HolQeD v10n2p7
rovDurgh
n
teaching, precept [From chabal tetlh: "paQDI'norgh is the plural teachings. This request is for a singular teaching."] [Request]
qep'a' 31
ro'leSlIb
n
barnacle [From chabal tetlh: "marine crustacean that attaches itself to submerged surfaces".
This is the closest Klingon equivalent.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
ruj
v
be physical [Subject to the laws of physics; could be applied to something corporeal but also to energy.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
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
rutneD
n
hoe
qepHom 2023
rutlh
n
wheel
NEWS
rutlh
v
be round [like a circle]
qepHom 17
rutlh chab
n
donut
qepHom 2024
rutlhHom
n
scroll wheel on a computer mouse
qepHom 13
ruv nay'
n
dessert
qepHom 2023
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
SaHa'ra'
proper n
Sahara [loanword]
ta'puq mach
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
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
SaqDaq
n
landing site
qepHom 17
Saqjan
n
landing gear
BoP Poster
SaQatvelo'
n
Georgia
qepHom 15
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
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
Sawqe'
n
nugget, chunk, clump [There is some overlap between Sawqe' and ngogh.
A ngogh has a more-or-less defined shape, but it doesn't matter whether it was shaped by someone or it just happened naturally. And the shape doesn't have to be perfect.
A Sawqe' probably doesn't have a defined (or even easily describable) shape (though it may come close or sort of resemble one). Sawqe' is generally used for smaller objects, but there's no clear-cut dividing line about size, and there are certainly Sawqe'mey tIn and ngoghmey mach.
Certain items tend to always be referred to by one or the other: your house is probably built out of ngoghmey, and someone seeking gold would most likely find qol'om Sawqe'mey in the wild (though qol'om ngoghmey at Fort Knox). There are, of course, instances where two people might refer to the same thing, especially if they are of ambiguous shape, by different terms.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
Say
n
sound of letter S [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
SayDeq
n
surplus [From chabal tetlh: "an economic situation in which supply exceeds demand".
This means surplus in general, not just in regard to economics.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
Say'moHwI' tlhagh
n
soap
TN!LK
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' 9
SeD
v
drive (a land vehicle)
qepHom 15
Segh
n
race (type, sort, class) [tlhIngan Segh]
TKW p13
SeH'e'
n
palm tree [From chabal tetlh: "Taxon of tree-like flowering plants on Kronos with leaves on fronds".
This is the closest Klingon equivalent. For a Terran palm tree, precede with tera'.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
Selrach
n
ladder (general term) [Also: wIlHay Selrach (movable ladder with two legs forming an A-shape), Selrach vaD (rope ladder or similar).] [Request]
qep'a' 32
Sen
v
use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult using a thumb. See also {rIl}.]
HolQeD v10n2p7
SenDeq
n
twin [Identical twins are SenDeqpu' ghuD; non-identical twins are SenDeqpu' tlhIn.
Groups made up of a specific number of members (whether people or otherwise) are referred to idiomatically by using Sonme' (set, group, party) preceded by the number, so wej Sonme' is group of three, party of three, trio, triplet, loSSonme' is quartet, quadruplet, and so on. cha' Sonme' (group of two, duo) could mean twins, but SenDeqpu' is far more common.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
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
SepHa'
v
root, take a root [Not necessarily only square root. Taking a root is the inverse of raising a number to a power.]
qepHom 2024
Serrum
n
earwax
HolQeD, v12n4p9
SetqIn
adv
alternatively, instead, rather
QelIS boqHarmey
Se'mon
n
salmon [loanword]
qepHom 2024
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
SIla'
n
large mirror [larger than neSlo']
HolQeD v10n4p5
SIller'It
n
qep'a' 32
SIlovenISqa'
n
Slovakia
qepHom 15
SIlreq
N
Silrek [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
SImmIQ
n
leaf salad
qepHom 2024
SImyon
n
degree (unit of measure for temperature)
qepHom 17
SIntlher
n
ancient extinct animal [non-scientific, general term]
qepHom 2019
SIp
v
infiltrate [From chabal tetlh: "gain gradual surreptitious access, esp. in order to acquire secret information".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
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
SIrgh 'o'lav
n
snare drum
qepHom 2023
SIrHagh
n
buffoon, laughingstock [An altered form of SIrHugh, used when wanting to be particularly insulting.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
SIrHugh
n
buffoon, laughingstock [The underlying notion here is one of ridicule or derision. When wanting to be particularly insulting, this might be altered to SIrHagh.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
SIrlIy
n
silver
qepHom 2015 p.13
SIrlop
n
constant [a value that never changes]
qepHom 2024
SIryoD
n
body armor (old form) (prefered by Maltz)
qepHom 2015 p.14
SIr'eq
n
unit of radioactive decay [Maltz didn't know how this compared to Becquerel.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
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
SIylaw'
n
hypha [From chabal tetlh: "long branching filamentous structure of fungi and other organisms; the main mode of fungal vegetative growth".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
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
SolbIS
n
whale, dolphin, porpoise [Any fishlike creature that has to come up to breathe air.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
SolDeS
n
sail
qep'a' 25
Solrogh
n
railing, guardrail, banister [The entire structure, including both railing and support (and other) posts, if any.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
Solrogh tut
n
vertical post which provides support for a railing, guardrail or banister [A vertical post which is part of a Solrogh (railing, guardrail, banister) and provides support for the railing.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
SommI'
n
tool, implement, instrument
qep'a' 25
SoQ raS
n
lectern [Despite its literal meaning, this term can also be used for a music stand.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
Sor
n
club (card suit) [DYM]
qepHom 13
Sor
v
speak literally [implied by SorHa' speak metaphorically]
qep'a' 20
Sor DIr
n
bark (of tree)
qepHom 2023
Sor Hap 'awtIr ngoghmey
n
xylophone [From chabal tetlh: "A percussion instrument consisting of wooden bars of varying lengths struck by a mallet; the longer the bar, the deeper the sound".
In clear contexts, Sor Hap or 'awtIr (or even both) may be omitted; -mey is always there.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
Sor 'IventoH
n
pine cone [lit. tree pineapple; the proper term is qet'uy]
qepHom 2020
Sorghmang
n
sabotage [The request was for "a criminal term with the morpheme -mang". Maltz said you can't stick mang freely onto any verb (except, of course, in wordplay); it's not a nominalizing suffix.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
SorHa'
v
speak metaphorically
qep'a' 20
Sorpuq
n
copper
qepHom 2015 p.13
word
pos
definition [comment]
source
SoSbor
n
motherboard
BoP Poster
SoSbor'a'
n
main core
BoP Poster
Soy'
v
be awkward [For "awkward" in the sense of "not graceful", use Soy'.]
qepHom 2024
So'
v
encrypt
qepHom 13
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
Sumlugh
n
definition [By meaning or definition, I assume you mean how a Klingon word would be defined in Klingon (or a Toki Pona word defined in Toki Pona) - that is only one language is involved. Is that correct? The word for definition (as in a monolingual dictionary) is Sumlugh. To say "X means Y" (where X is a word and Y is its meaning or definition or gloss), use ghaS, sometimes along with mu' for clarity: Y ghaS X (mu'). A colloquial (or perhaps slang) way of expressing the definition of a word within the same language - not when translating - is to use 'ang instead of ghaS: Y 'ang X (mu'). X could, of course, be a phrase. If so, it can be followed by either mu' or mu'mey, more frequently the former.]
qep'a' 29
Sunpel
n
gymnastics, acrobatics [This word is often the object of the verb mI'. It may be used with or without -mey. When clearly singular, it refers to a single activity or maneuver.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
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
SuqwIl
n
hiss [This is a noun referring to the sound (from an animal or otherwise). Used with tlhen, e.g. SuqwIl tlhen "(it) produces a hiss sound".] [Request]
qep'a' 28
Sur
v
rinse [From chabal tetlh: "wash with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities".
This can also be used for irrigate.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
SurIna'ma
N
Suriname
qep'a' 26
Surya'
n
Syria
qepHom 15
SuS mIjDang
n
fan, handheld fan
QelIS boqHarmey
Sut DeSwar
n
wardrobe, clothing closet
qep'a' 23
Sut HabmoHwI'
n
iron
TN!LK
Sut veragh
n
button (clothing) [If the context is clear, this can be shortened to veragh.]
QelIS boqHarmey
Sutra'ber naH
n
strawberry
TN!LK
Suverya'
N
Sweden
TN!LK
SuwISya'
n
Switzerland
qepHom 15
SuwomIy
N
Finland
TN!LK
SuynIj
n
sweat, perspiration
qepHom 17
Su'Dagh
n
step [This is the act of putting one leg or foot in front of the other when walking or running. To indicate the distance covered in a single step, use Su'Dagh chuq.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
Su'ghar qutmey
n
sugar cubes
TN!LK
Su'ghar Sawqe'
n
candy [This is not really a Klingon thing, but they've seen others (particularly Terrans) enjoy candy. Most of the terminology used for candy consists of loanwords. The general term for a piece of candy is Su'ghar Sawqe' ("sugar clump"). This phrase is used in the names of many Terran candies.] [Request]
qepHom 2023
Su'ghar SIrghmey
n
cotton candy [Klingons find this particular Terran confection to be rather pointless.]
qepHom 2023
Su'nIm
n
raised profile, ridges, pattern (as in fingerprints, tires, shoe tread)
qepHom 2015 p.20
Su'roq chab
n
cake with layers, tart
qepHom 2024
Su'SIy
n
sushi (loanword) [loanword]
qepHom 2024
Su'wan ghew
n
butterfly [This is a large Klingon insect with very large wings.]
ta'puq mach
Su'wIn
n
large whistle with a deep sound
qepHom 2023
tab
v
wane, ebb, dwindle (talking about phases of a moon)
qepHom 2020
tab
v
idiomatic usage: "not applying yourself fully to the task at hand"
qepHom 2020
tabHa'
v
wax (talking about phases of a moon)
qepHom 2020
tach
v
turn over [...if something flipped over on its own accord or seemingly on its own accord...]
4 June 2020 email to Lieven
tachmoH
v
turn over [You'd be more likely to use tachmoH than yoymoH when moving someone from a prone to supine position. And you'd be more likely to use yoymoH than tachmoH when flipping over hamburgers or pancakes. On the other hand, either would be fine or flipping over cards, with yoymoH implying a quicker or crisper action.]
4 June 2020 email to Lieven
tagh
v.t.
begin a process, initiate [proceedings]
Addendum of TKD, TKW p187
tagha'
adv
finally, at last
NEWS
taHqeq
excl
epithet [this is a classic insult.]
from TKD p178; also in CK
tajvaj
n
angle
HolQeD v11n2p9
tajvaj
n
corner of a room [same word as for "angle"]
qep'a' 24
tajvaj leD
n
right angle
qepHom 13
tajvajHom
n
acute angle
qepHom 13
tajvaj'a'
n
obtuse angle [DYM]
qepHom 13
tal
n
cannon
BoP Poster
tallIt
n
cobalt
qepHom 2021
tamghay
n
light, luminescence, illumination
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
tamghayQeD
n
optics
qepHom 2024
tamler
n
element (in chemistry)
qepHom 2015 p.13
tamler qurme'mey
n
chemical formula
qepHom 2024
tamler Sar
n
isotope
qepHom 2024
tamler vInDa'
n
isotope [Though vInDa' commonly refers to people, in this usage its plural is formed with -mey. In context, tamler may be left off.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
tamler wa'chaw
n
periodic table of the elements
qepHom 2024
tamlerQeD
n
chemistry
qep'a' 26
tampere
proper n
Tampere [a city in Finland]
qepHom 2023
tanje'rIn
n
tangerine [A smallish fruit similar to a na'ran, with an easily-peeled skin.]
qepHom 2019
tangqa'
n
animal species with both genders resembling Terran bull
HolQeD
tapqej
n
cherry [This is a fruit similar to a cherry. When clarification is needed, for the Earth fruit, precede with tera'.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
taq
v
be scarred
qep'a' 24
taqmoH
v
scar
qep'a' 24
taQ
v
be weird, bizarre, unnatural (maybe creepy) [missing from TKD E-K]
TKD K-E, qepHom 2017
taQbang
n
slang for either "urine" or "fecal matter"
qep'a' 23
tarDIghaD
n
tardigrade
qepHom 2015 p.14
targh tIq
n
heart of targ, a food item
described and shown on KCD
targho'nI'
n
tungsten
qepHom 2020
tarngeb
n
uranium
qepHom 2020
taSman
n
ditch [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
tatlh
v
return (something)
NEWS
tav
v
shake [as in what you might do to wake someone up, or what James Bond does to a martini, or what you do to your right foot after you put it in and then put it out (Note: what freezing temperatures may do to you is jelmoH, not tav)]
qep'a' 24
tav neH
v
tinker [slang; fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner] [Request]
qepHom 2021
tavwI'
n
amateur (slang)
qepHom 2023
taw
n
road, street, path, etc (physical version of He)
qepHom 2015 p.14
taw 'ay'
n
city block
qepHom 15
tawI'yan
n
Tawi'yan [Klingon counterpart (more or less) of the best man at a wedding. This is normally translated as "sword-bearer," but etymologically that's not quite right. It's a frozen and somewhat modified form of an old word which was apparently something like taywI'yan, having something to do with ceremony or ritual tay and sword yan, but the details of the old grammatical construction are unknown.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
tawleHnu'
n
hopeless situation
qepHom 2019
tawleHnu' pogh
n
emphatically hopeless situation
qepHom 2019
taw'
v
be ridgy, embossed [the opposite of 'ap be dented (not used for foreheads)]
qepHom 2019
tay
n
sound of letter t [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
taymey
n
section of a book or play or the like that's separate from the main portion of the work. [ taymey is a frozen form and is considered singular. It's okay to say taymeymey.]
qepHom 2020
ta'qo
n
taco
qepHom 2023
ta'tuy
n
emperorship [From chabal tetlh: "political/governmental term"; "at least one additional -tuy noun, cf. HI'tuy dictatorship from HI' dictator".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
tuch rIt
v
prophesize, see the future, know the future [For Klingons, the "prophet" is able to "summon" the future somehow.]
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
tel
n
wing
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
tellarngan
n
Tellarite [inhabitant of the planet tellar wa']
qep'a' 24
tem
n
electron
qep'a' 23
tem
v
deny, contradict, disavow, claim as false [It does not mean "refuse, reject, turn down, don't permit".]
TKD, qepHom 2017
tem chIjwI'
n
diode [From chabal tetlh: "two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction; it has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction, and high (ideally infinite) resistance in the other".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
tem lISwI'
n
transistor [This is the usual term, but it's actually shortened from DI'bI'war tem lISwI' (DI'bI'war, semiconductor). DI'bI'war is usually included only in contexts where it is necessary to distinguish the tem lISwI' from any device with a similar function but lacking a semiconductor.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
tennuS
n
uncle, father's brother
HolQeD v9n3p8
tennuSnal
n
uncle, father's sister's husband
HolQeD v9n3p8
tenwal
n
page (in a book)
qepHom 2015 p.18
tengDar
n
cluster [Items which are not, or were not originally, attached to each other; the items in the collection are of the same type. (With tlhoQ, the items are typically of different or mixed types.)] [Request]
qep'a' 32
tepqengwI'
n
cargo lift [(add to current defs) ]
BoP Poster
teQ
v
assume [From chabal tetlh: "surmise or suppose to be true".
Not in the sense of assume responsibility or assume the throne or assume an air of confidence.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
tera' bIQ lung'a'
n
alligator, crocodile
qepHom 2015 p.14
tera' ghIch rop
n
common cold [Maltz says Klingons don't get colds (though, despite what he says, Klingons are not immune from other, somewhat similar afflictions). Another way to refer to this Earth disease, generally unsympathetically, is tera' rop bIr, which is, of course, a misguided translation.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
tera' majaj tIy
n
kale
qepHom 2023
tera' majajHom
n
Brussels sprouts
qepHom 2023
tera' nagh DIr charwI'
n
snail
qepHom 2015 p.14
tera' na'ran
n
orange
TN!LK
tera' na'ran wIb
n
lemon
TN!LK
tera' na'ran'a'
n
grapefruit
TN!LK
tera' peb'ot
n
cucumber
TN!LK
tera' qaw
n
cow [This was not given directly, but inferred from the entry for "beef".]
qepHom 2024
tera' qaw Ha'DIbaH
n
beef
qepHom 2024
(tera') raS'IS moQ naH
n
pomegranate [This is the Klingon way to refer to the Terran fruit.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
tera' targh
n
pig [This was not given directly, but inferred from the entry for "pork".]
qepHom 2024
tera' targh Ha'DIbaH
n
pork
qepHom 2024
tera' yav 'atlhqam
n
mushroom
TN!LK
tera' 'arDeH
n
ivy (Terran)
qepHom 15
tera' 'Insong majaj
n
cauliflower
qepHom 2023
teSra'
n
tile (such as a Scrabble piece)
qepHom 17
tetyub
n
enamel, coating [This refers to any sort of artificial coating, not just enamel. It does not apply to teeth.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
tetlh
v
roll [as a log rolls down a hill]
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
tetlhnagh
n
examination, test (education) [Maltz thought this word may have come about as a result of the way tests used to be administered or how test results evaluated, but he wasn't sure.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
tew
v
entwine, be entwined [From chabal tetlh: "He twisted a rope around the handle of his sword, entwining it to give it a better grip."
If there is an object, use tewmoH.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
tey
v
be uncomfortable, be close [for the sense of being close or not having wiggle room or leeway (If you were victorious, but just barely made it at the last minute or something like that, you could say tey yay.)]
qep'a' 24
teybe'
v
be comfortable, be easy [for the sense of being not close or having wiggle room or leeway (e.g. a comfortable distance away [from something] or a comfortable victory)]
qep'a' 24
teywI' 'echlet
n
chalkboard or whiteboard or any similar surface that can be erased and reused
qepHom 2020
tey'
n
cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece or nephew (man's brother's child or woman's sister's child)
HolQeD v9n3p8
tey'be'
n
female cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece (man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter)
HolQeD v9n3p8
tey'loD
n
male cousin (mother's sister's son or father's brother's son), nephew (man's brother's son or woman's sister's son)
HolQeD v9n3p8
te'nIS
n
tennis [loanword]
qepHom 2024
tIH javmaH
n
X-ray [Rays are identified by numbers. Maltz didn't know where the specific numbers come from or what they might refer to.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
tIH wej
n
gamma-ray [Rays are identified by numbers. Maltz didn't know where the specific numbers come from or what they might refer to.]
qep'a' 28
tIHmey
n
railroad tracks [based on tIH shaft of spear]
MiniaturWunderland
tIjwI'ghom
n
boarding party
TKD p20
tIl
v
salivate
HolQeD, v12n4p8
tIng
n
southwestward, area toward the southwest (approx 220 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counting clockwise with 0 at north)
HolQeD v8n4p6
tIq
n
heart
TKW p23 - symbolic
tIqnagh lemDu'
n
Tknag hooves, a food item always referred to in plural
KCD
tIquvma
N
T'Kuvma [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
tIr
v
be arranged in a stack, be superimposed ["Superimpose A and B" is A B je tIrmoHchu'. One way to say "superimpose A on(to) B" is B-Daq A lanchu'. ] [Request]
qep'a' 26
tIr ngat
n
bread crumbs
QelIS boqHarmey
tIr ngogh
n
bread [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15]
qepHom 9
tIr ngogh QaD
n
toast
TN!LK
tIr ngogh vutwI'
n
baker [Most common is vutwI' preceded, if need be, by tIr ngogh or chab or whatever, but ngeSmoHwI' is possible]
qepHom 2023
tIw
v
react emotionally, behave emotionally
qepHom 2017
tI'ang
proper n
T'Ong (name of a ship)
S15, HolQeD v4n3p5
tI'var
n
pedal [A pedal in a car, such as that for the accelerator or brake. This is typically the object of the verb yuv.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
toch
n
be actual, concrete, practical, pragmatic, applied ["Applied" here as in applied physics (as opposed to pure physics).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
tochmu'
n
bribe [Normally used with the verb chup (recommend, suggest) and sometimes with much (present).] [Request]
qepHom 2020
toDDuj
n
rescue ship
HolQeD v8n4p11
toDSaH
excl
epithet [you would call someone this if you were not on the best of terms.]
TKD p178; CK
tol
v
go through, pass through, pass among [This is for passing through a crowd, or other group of objects.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
tom
v
tilt, be tilted [This can be used for head movement.]
ta'puq mach
tomat naHmey
n
tomato
TN!LK
tomter
n
funnel
qepHom 17
tonSaw'
n
fighting technique [used to name martial arts poses or stances; much is used for striking a pose, and takes the named stance as the object (tonSaw' may be dropped from the name if it's clear)]
KGT, De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
toqwIn
n
(rubber) stamp
qepHom 2015 p.19
toQ
n
a bird of prey
HolQeD v10n4p5
tor
v
pitch (aircraft tilts nose up or down), kneel (action of a person or animal)
HolQeD v11n2p9
torgh
proper n
Torg
TKD p58
toSwI' qal'aq
n
climbing apparatus, jungle gym [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
to'a'
n
tangent (curve) [in addition to sine and cosine]
qepHom 2024
to'qIpo'na Hol
proper n
Toki Pona [In Toki Pona, the stress is on the first syllable of each word. If it's important to capture that in the Klingon transliteration, consider to'qIpo'na (or even to'qIypo'na).]
qep'a' 29
to'ratlh
N
Torath [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
tuch
n
the future (as a whole)
qep'a' 23
tuch rItwI'
n
prophet [Not the religious person like Jesus or Mohammed, but more some kind of a person who seems to be able to see or know things that others can't.]
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
tuD
v
thunder
qep'a' 24
tugh
excl
hurry up!
MSN
tuj muvwI'
n (presumed)
thermo-suture
veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9
tuj 'otlh
n
infrared, infrared radiation
qepHom 17
tungyen
n
concrete
qepHom 15
tup
n
be conceptual, abstract, pure ["Pure" here as in pure physics (as opposed to applied physics).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
tuqjIjQa'
N
United Kingdom
TN!LK
tuqnIgh
n
a member of one's house
HolQeD v9n3p9
tur
v
carry out, conduct (a mission), perform (duties)
qepHom 15
turIqya'
N
Turkey
TN!LK
turmIq
n
urine
qep'a' 23
turmIq 'enDeq
n
urinary bladder [Strictly, the noun 'enDeq refers to anatomy, but it can be used metaphorically in other contexts, which is the way it works in English.]
qepHom 17
tuS
v
cough
HolQeD, v12n4p8
tutlh
v
be tattooed, have a tattoo
Marc Okrand email to Qov 3 October 2017
tutlh
v
be official [this is slang for "official"; when asked Maltz said nothing about "canon"]
qep'a' 25
tutlhmoH
v
tattoo
Marc Okrand email to Qov 3 October 2017
tuy'
v
spit [If you spit out liquid, {bItuy'}, but if you spit out solids, {bItlhIS}.]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
tu'mI'
n
sock [one of a paSlogh chang'eng]
January 2019 email to De'vID
tu'na
n
tuna [loanword]
qepHom 2024
tu'qom
n
shape, form, appearance, configuration
qepHom 15
tlhach mu'mey
n
jargon
KGT p45
tlhagh patat 'oQqar naQHommey
n
fries
TN!LK
tlham
v
slide
qep'a' 25
tlham rI'gheS
n
parachute [lit. gravity deflector. Apparatus that creates some sort of force field that counters gravity when descending.]
qepHom 2020
tlhamchem
n
gravitational field
qepHom 2017
tlhan
v
dig [the object is dirt or soil or a field or a road, for example, not "hole"]
qep'a' 25
tlhapragh
n
monster
qepHom 2017
tlhargh
v
explore [This implies going somewhere and looking around. It can also be translated "scout" or "survey". Does not take an object.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
tlharwIl
n
link in a chain
qep'a' 25
tlharwIl
n
episode in a TV show
qepHom 2024
tlharwIl Duj
n
railroad car [part of a train]
MiniaturWunderland
tlhat
n
grid [either two-dimensional array or lines on a map]
qepHom 2015 p.18
tlhavqop
n
punctuation [A slang expression is ghewmey. tlhavqop is inherently plural, but you can say tlhavqop ngutlh(mey) punctuation mark(s).] [Request]
qep'a' 26
tlhay
n
sound of letter tlh [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
tlhay
v
embalm [Refers to infusing a dead body with some sort of fluid to preserve it (and thereby create a jItuj'ep "mummy").]
qepHom 2020
tlhay'
v
be tame, domesticated [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
tlhay'qeq
n
domestication [The request was for a socio-historical term with the morpheme -qeq. As with mang, qeq is not a freely applied element.]
qep'a' 30
tlhech
v
investigate
qepHom 2024
tlhechwI'
n
investigator
qepHom 2024
tlheD
v
depart [implies setting out on a journey, having a goal or destination in mind]
qepHom 2019
tlhegh jIrmoHwI'
n
windlass
ta'puq mach
tlheH
n
spell (magical) [One can say either tlheH reS or just reS alone for he/she casts a spell.]
November 2016 email to Lieven
tlhej
v.t.
accompany [Note: this is labeled as a noun in TKD, but Okrand corrected himself in Okrand's notes.]
HolQeD v2n4p18, TKW p161
tlhen
v
sound as, produce the sound of [Use with sound nouns e.g., bobDar tlhen "(it) produces a splash sound".]
qep'a' 28
tlheng'IQ
n
thranx [a plant described in the novel Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman]
paq'batlh
tlhep
v
be suspended, dangling [Use HuS if, for example, you hang your coat on a hook on the wall or hang sheets on a clothesline to dry. But if, say, you see a spider dangling at the bottom of one of those silk threads that spiders extrude, use tlhep. Or if you see a pair of shoes tied together by the laces and, for whatever reason, they're hanging by the tied-together laces from an overhead power wire, use tlhep.]
Hamletmachine
tlhep
v
be dangling; also: be straight (hair) [basically the intransitive meaning of ?hang?, like a spider dangling from a thread or a pair of sheos from a power line] [Request]
qepHom 2021
tlhepQe'
n
saliva
HolQeD, v12n4p8
tlhepwI'
n
uvula (informal term) [The formal term is roDSon.]
qep'a' 28
tlhIm
n
carpet, rug, tapestry, blanket [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
tlhIn
v
be particular, individual [Note that "individual" in this definition does not mean simply "single, separate" but rather something like "be attributable to something or someone" or "be uniquely associated with something or someone."]
qepHom 2017
tlhIng yoS
proper n
Kling District
BoP Poster
tlhI'
v
sign
Klingon at Conventions
tlhI'
n
signature
Klingon at Conventions
tlhoD
v
be somewhat obscured, filtered, smudged, fuzzy
qep'a' 23
tlhogh
v
get married to, marry [This verb can be used regardless of who's getting married. "Marry" in the sense of what the person who conducts a marriage ceremony does would be tlhoghmoH (and the object would be plural).]
13 July 2017 email to Lieven
tlhom
n
dusk [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
tlhom chum
n
sunset (colorful sky) [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
tlhop
n
public area
qepHom 15
tlhoqtlhal
n
favor [This is generally the object of a verb like tur. The recipient of the favor is marked with -vaD.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
tlhoS
adv
barely ["almost," used with a negative verb]
qep'a' 25
tlhot
v
land on water (like a bird) [if bird lands on land, use Saq, in a tree, use ngun]
HolQeD v10n4p5
tlhov
v
wheeze
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
tlhoy
adv
overly, to an excessive degree, excessively, too much
HolQeD v8n3p2
tlhoyteH
n
thrash lute [A Klingon stringed instrument.]
qep'a' 32
tlhoy'
n
wall, interior wall, interior face of exterior wall, territorial wall
NEWS
tlhoy' SaS
n
ceiling/floor between stories
NEWS
tlho' Huch
n
tip [lit. gratitude money; Maltz said the concept was weird.]
qepHom 2020
tlho'ren
n
unit measure approx. one quart/litre
MSN
tlhub
n
climax [Height of action in a narrative (not orgasm)]
qep'a' 26
tlhuDwI'
n
slang for microwave device
qepHom 2024
tlhuHtuch
n
armadillo-like Klingon creature [The request was for anteater, sloth, armadillo. These are, of course, Terran animals. There is, however, a Klingon creature that more or less looks like an armadillo (though not so much like the others) called a tlhuHtuch.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
tlhup
v
whisper
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
tlhum
v
be constrained, bound ["bundle", set of objects wrapped or tied together]
qepHom 2021
tlhur
v
catch [Grab in midair, like catching a baseball]
qep'a' 26
tlhut
v
be stuffed [use tlhut when filling something to achieve a shape or look (e.g. a teddy bear or a dead animal skin); use ghoD when putting something into a container (e.g. a suitcase or something to eat)]
qepHom 2019
tlhu'roD
n
martyr [This refers to a person who not only died (or was killed) for a belief/cause, but who has become a symbol or emblem or rallying point of or for that belief/cause.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
tang
v
trip, stumble
qep'a' 25
tartItlh
n
recluse, loner, hermit
qep'a' 33
ta'lIp
n
step/rung [This word is not used to refer to a level in a hierarchy; that's patlh.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
tegh
v
be blind
qep'a' 33
toba'qo
n
tobacco [this is just the Federation Standard word; Maltz has heard the phrase por pur "inhale leaf," which he assumes is shortened from por tlhIch pur "inhale leaf smoke," but he has no idea what kind of por "leaf" it might be]
qep'a' 25
turwI'
n
server (computer) [if clarity is needed, say De'wI' turwI' "computer server"; in context, turwI' alone is enough]
qep'a' 25
tut Duj
n
lift, elevator ["column vehicle"; this is the cab, not the whole system]
qep'a' 25
va
excl
general invective
TKD p178
vabDot
adv
moreover, furthermore, even [qepHom 2017, page 14: It's used to say that something is unexpected or surprising or counterintuitive, not just additional. For something that's just additional, you'd probably use {je} "also.']
Monopoly
vaD
v
be flexible
HolQeD v10n2p11
vagh reD mey'
n
pentagon [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
vagh reD 'Impey'
n
pyramid with five-sided base [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
vaH
n
quiver
qep'a' 32
valQIS
proper n
Valkris
TKD p58
valtIn
n
proton
qep'a' 23
van
v
end (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to end. The direct object is the event that is ended.]
HolQeD v12n2p8
van Hew
n
monument, memorial (sculpture)
qepHom 15
van qach
n
monument, memorial (building)
qepHom 15
vanI'la'
n
vanilla [This is another thing found only on Earth, and Maltz knew only its common Terran name. The term refers to both the plant and its fruit (pod), so, when needed, locutions such as vanI'la' San'emDer and vanI'la' naH are used. Similarly, the vanilla flavor is vanI'la' wejwa'.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
var
v
be stingy, miserly
qep'a' 25
varHa'
v
be generous
qep'a' 25
varqo'eng
n
polynomial [The mathematical term polynomial (or polynomial expression).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
vaS
v
be wide, broad [referring to side-to-side distance, not things like a "broad topic" or "wide range of opinion" or "eyes wide open"]
qep'a' 25
vatwam
n
spout [This is a noun, referring to the nozzle on a teapot, for example.
There's also a slang term: wuS or wuSDu', literally lip(s) the choice depends on the shape of the spout.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
vatlh
v
coil
qep'a' 25
vatlhbIp
num
10 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
vatlhSaghan
num
100 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
vatlh'uy'
num
100 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
vaw
v
be ambitious, determined, motivated [not like an ambitious task]
qep'a' 25
vay
n
sound of letter v [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
vayya'
n
isosceles triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
vay'
n
somebody, something, anybody, anything [someone]
TKW p88
va'chum
n
sponge (for cleaning) [not the animal]
qepHom 2020
va'ghev baSmey
n
actinides [A series of 15 metallic elements. This is frequently also va'ghevmey. An individual member of the group is va'ghev baS or, sometimes, just va'ghev.]
qep'a' 33
va'lIt mach
n
Valt Minor [planet]
qep'a' 33
va'nuch
n
heel [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HQ:v13n1p9
vech
v
cross [as in a bridge crossing a river, etc., [see note below]]
qep'a' 25
vegh
v
go through (an open door, a tunnel, etc.)
qep'a' 4
vel
v
cover, coat, mask [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
velqa'
n
replica, copy
Monopoly
velSo'
n
chromium
qepHom 15
velSo' 'uSqan
n
stainless steel
qepHom 15
velwI'
n
coverer, coater, masker (person) [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
vem
n
print, mark, tracks, image or pattern left in the dirt from stepping on it
qepHom 2015 p.20
vemmoH
v
light a fire [lit. wake up, cause to wake up]
qepHom 2020
vem'eq
n
a bird that feeds almost exclusively on the serpent worm from which qagh is made [Klingons are not particularly fond of this bird]
HolQeD v10n4p5
ven
v
be nerdy [This describes someone who is "into" a subject, a true devotee, a serious participant in related activities.]
FFN
veneSwe'la'
n
Venezuela
qepHom 15
vep
n
proclamation, notification, announcement, and the like
qep'a' 24
vep
n
advertisement [The type of advertisement can be further specified, e.g., ngevwI' vep, Suy vep, rubyo' vep, etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
veqlargh
n
devil, demon, Fek'lhr [the beast who guards the dwelling place of the dishonored dead]
from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p197, KCD
veqtal
n
VeK'tal [The VeK'tal response is a measure of Klingon physiological condition]
qepHom 2020
ver
v
be dizzy [This is the same word as "be spiral". This refers to having a dizzy sensation -- being lightheaded, feeling like you're spinning around. It cannot be used in the sense of "silly".]
qep'a' 24
ver
v
be spiral
qep'a' 24
verengan Ha'DIbaH
n
Ferengi dog - a classic insult
KCD
vergh
n
dock, portseaport, airport, spaceport [with a structure to attach to, like a pier; expanded meaning]
qep'a' 25
vev
v
insert, put in
qepHom 2015 p.18
vev
v
pin, attach or fasten with a pin
qepHom 15
vey
n
set, pack, package
Monopoly
vey'
v
be comfortable, be plentiful [for the sense of free from hardship or more than adequate, like a comfortable income]
qep'a' 24
vey'Ha'
v
be uncomfortable, be meager [for the sense of being inadequate or barely adequate or meager]
qep'a' 24
ve'
v
travel with a purpose, for a specific reason, travel on a mission [STID]
qepHom 12
ve'Ha'
v
travel aimlessly; idiomatic: be wavy (hair) [be wavy, in reference to hair] [Request]
qepHom 2021
ve'meyI'
n
voltage (electric)
qepHom 2024
vIb
v
move through time toward the future, propagate
qep'a' 23
vIbHa'
v
move through time toward the past
qep'a' 23
vID'Ir
n
baffle
BoP Poster
vIl
v
be ridgy [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HQ:v13n1p9
vIl
v
be cool, as in chic [this is slang]
qep'a' 25
vIl
n
hanger-on
qep'a' 16
vIlaDelvIya'
N
Philadelphia
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
vIlInHoD
n
bird capable of mimicking speech [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.]
HolQeD v10n4p5
vIlle'
n
minion
qep'a' 16
vIn
n
cousin, niece or nephew [In the singular, typically tey' or lor is preferred unless the individual is being referred to as a member of a group that likely includes both tey' and/or lor. The plural form (vInpu') is used for a group that includes tey' and/or lor.]
HolQeD v9n3p9
vIncha'
n
furnace
qepHom 15
vIno'va' qurgh
n
finova bean(s)
KCD, HolQeD v5n1p20
vInpu'
n
cousins, a group of tey' and lor [In the singular, typically tey' or lor is preferred unless the individual is being referred to as a member of a group that likely includes both tey' and/or lor. The plural form (vInpu') is used for a group that includes tey' and/or lor.]
HolQeD v9n3p9
vInDa'
n
compatriot, community member, cohort, fellow citizen [STID]
qepHom 12
vIq
n
battle, combat (abstract)
KGT p47
vIqraq
n
artifact, work of art [More general than a visual piece of art. It covers that, but also an artifact (not in the archaeological sense), handicraft, gizmo, gadget, contraption, machine, device, etc. -- that is, something manufactured/made.]
qepHom 15
vIQ
v
suffocate [does not take an object]
qep'a' 25
vIQmoH
v
smother [for "drown" precede the verb with bIQDaq or the like]
qep'a' 25
vIraS
N
France
TN!LK
vIrgh
v
rip (up), slash, tear (up), gash [like ripping a photo in half]
Hamletmachine
vIS'oD
n
shock [ as used in physics (and in the sense of the tetlh request): sharp change in pressure, density, etc. of water or another medium] [Request]
qep'a' 33
vItHay'
n
the truth test
KCD
vItlh
v
be high, great (in quantity, size, intensity) [qepHom 2017, page 17: It's used for things that are measurable or quantifiable but not necessarily countable...For things you can count (like people) (as opposed to things you can measure using units of measure, like length or speed), you'd use {law'} almost all the time. But you'd use {vItlh} if the number of whatever it is you're talking about is higher than normal or greater than before or greater than what was expected.]
qepHom 15
vI'ba'om
n
masterpiece [This noun may refer to anything considered the best work or accomplishment of somebody.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
vI'Ir
n
tide
qep'a' 25
vI'laS
n
fog, mist
qepHom 15
vI'laywar
n
window screen [The soft, flexible mesh put in frames (for windows or doors) to keep out mosquitos and such.]
qepHom 2023
voD
v
drill, bore
qep'a' 25
voDchuch
n
type of animal; like a largish spider [It has nine legs usually but sometimes seven or eight, never fewer than seven unless the bug has been injured. A big spider on Earth would be a tera' voDchuch, but a small spider would not be a voDchuch.]
qepHom 17
voDmeH jan
n
drill [a shortened version, voD jan, is often heard; this is the whole device, not the drill bit]
qep'a' 25
voj
v
worship, adore [Non-religious sense]
qep'a' 33
vol
n
pane, panel, sheet (not for bed)
qepHom 15
voq
N
Voq [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
vorgh
v
be previous
qep'a' 23
votlh
v
be narcissistic
qep'a' 29
vov
v
grapple, wrestle, tussle [For "tackle," combine with pummoH cause to fall (down)] [Request]
qep'a' 27
voy
v
clone [The object of the verb is the original, not the clone. This is not the same as a velqa', a clone is not a replica (copy, model, etc). It's the same thing as the original, and is genetically identical to it. Refers to cloning in the biological sense, not in the computer or IT sense.]
qep'a' 30
vo'nIngmey
n
imagery [This "imagery" refers to a general impression, metaphor, simile, mental idea, and the like, not a physical image like a drawing or something on a view screen.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
vo'nung
n
phase [This is the "fraction of a wave cycle". It is not used for phases of the moon or phases of life, etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
vuj
v
expel, eject
qep'a' 23
vum
n
contemptible or despicable person, scumbag, bastard [STID]
qepHom 12
vun
v
order (in a restaurant, from a catalog, etc.)
qepHom 15
vung
v
cyclone, hurricane
qep'a' 24
vur
v
be modern, up-to-date, state-of-the-art
qep'a' 23
vuy
v
be helpful, supportive [STID]
qepHom 12
wab
n
sound, noise
NEWS
wab choHwI'
n
synthesizer
qepHom 2023
wab HevwI'
n
radio
TN!LK
wab labwI'
n
radio transmitter [This is used for broadcaster, radio service, etc. It can also be used for the device that does the transmitting. If a distinction must be made, the device is wab labwI' jan.]
qep'a' 24
wab qoSta' 'aplo'
n
cassette, audiotape
TN!LK
wabDo
n
Mach [As a spelling convention, wab Do speed of sound is written as two words. When used as a measurement term ("Mach"), it's written as one word (wabDo). The pronunciation (and, for that matter, meaning) is the same.]
qepHom 15
wal
v
vibrate, be in a state of vibration [move in a fast repetitive way, like a guitar string]
qep'a' 24
wan
v
be straight [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
wanHa'
v
be crooked, bent [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
wanI'
n
effect [e.g. Herghqoq wanI' placebo effect]
qepHom 15
waqboch
n
a bird with a very long beak
HolQeD v10n4p5
waQ
n
months from now
HolQeD v8n3p3
war
n
column (in a table or spreadsheet)
qepHom 2015 p.21
waS
v
be wrong, awry
qepHom 15
watrIn
n
lubricant (general)
OZ
watlhmoH
v
smelt [From chabal tetlh: "extract metal from its ore via heating and melting".
The object is the ore.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
way
n
sound of letter w [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
way
v
be striped
qep'a' 24
way'ar
n
chaos
qepHom 2019
wa' rutlh qam Do Duj
n
unicycle
qepHom 15
wa'chaw
n
spreadsheet, table
qepHom 2015 p.21
wa'lay
n
mass [Concept in physics (distinct from "weight")]
qep'a' 26
wa'lay HoS nger
n
theory of relativity [If referring to Einstein's theories, add le' or naQ for "special" and "general," respectively,]
qepHom 2024
wa'ngoQ
n
manganese
qepHom 2021
wa'SIngtanDIySIy
N
Washington, DC [in normal, day-to-day Klingon conversation, the DIySIy is never left off]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
web
v
be chaotic, disorganized [slang]
qepHom 2019
wejbe'
n
nitrate [NO3, chemistry term]
qepHom 2019
wejHa'
adv
already [Means something along the lines of "before/as of now" but can refer to any time established by context.] [Request]
qepHom 2020
wejwa'
n
flavor, taste [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
wel
v
owe (someone)
qep'a' 18
welwelwel
excl
sound made by a stereotypic targh [The number of times this syllable is repeated is variable. This is an imitative word and there are variations. And not everyone uses it in the first place.]
qep'a' 24
wen
n
months ago
HolQeD v8n3p3
wep
n
blouse
qepHom 2024
weQmoQnaQ
n
World Wide Web
qepHom 11
wer
v
be creased, be wrinkled
qep'a' 24
wermoH
v
crease, wrinkle
qep'a' 24
weS
v
lose, no longer have, suffer a reduction of
qepHom 2017
weSjech ba'Suq Duj
n
hot air balloon
OZ
weSjech
n
fabric, cloth, textile [This can be used for textiles or fabric in clothing, sheets, towels, and so on, but generally not for carpets or rugs (except for thin ones).] [Request]
qep'a' 26
wev
n
row (in a table or spreadsheet)
qepHom 2015 p.21
wev
v
draw, make a drawing of
ta'puq mach
wevpev
n
wheat
qepHom 2023
wevpev HIq
n
[wheat-based liquor] [This was left untranslated. It "would be okay" to use that phrase to refer to any wheat-based liquor, but doesn't mean it's the only name for it. Otherwise "wheat liquor" would also work.]
qepHom 2023
wevpev wornagh
n
wheat beer [a German type of beer, like Weizenbier, Wei?bier]
qepHom 2023
wID
v
massacre (connotes indiscriminate killing) [STID]
qepHom 12
wIjwI' ngeb
n
scarecrow [notqa' ghIjmeH raghghan describes what a scarecrow is/does. But that's a long phrase for something that will probably come up about a thousand times in the story. The Klingon equivalent is probably wIjwI' ngeb, but Maltz says they don't use such things very much anymore. He did point out that this is a set expression. That is, a wIjwI' ngeb is not a real person posing as a farmer; everyone knows it's a mannequin-like thing.
]
OZ
wIl
n
spike [Marc Okrand email to Qov August 2012]
misc
wIl
v
be short [The real opposite of tIq is wIl, so a short stick is naQ wIj.]
qepHom 2023
wIlHay
n
hinge; spine (of book) [spine of a book]
qepHom 2021
wIlHay Selrach
n
ladder (with two moveable legs, forming an A-shape) [The general term for "ladder" is Selrach.] [Request]
qep'a' 32
wIlpuq
n
pudding [like butterscotch?]
qep'a' 15
wIQ
v
hoist, pull up, heave up
qep'a' 32
wIyqap
n
row or line (of people or things not expected to be in motion)
OZ
wI'qIypI'DIya
proper n
Wikipedia
qepHom 2023
woch
v
be tall [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HolQeD v13n1p9
wogh
v
transgress, do more than is acceptable [{bIwogh} might be translated "You go too far."]
HolQeD, v12n3p9
wol
v
be creased, be folded
qep'a' 24
wolmoH
v
crease, fold
qep'a' 24
wom
v
peck [used for both eating and attacking by pecking]
HolQeD v10n4p5
won
v
hesitate
qep'a' 31
won jat
v
stutter, stammer [From chabal tetlh: "speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
wonmugh
n
alley
qepHom 2019
woq
v
confirm, substantiate, corroborate
qepHom 2017
woSwa'
n
type of animal, armadillo [This is a Klingon animal that rolls into a ball when in danger.]
QelIS boqHarmey
woSwa' ghew
n
rolling bug
QelIS boqHarmey
wot chuS
n
non-stative verb
qep'a' 29
wot nungwI'
n
preverb
qep'a' 29
wot tam
n
stative verb
qep'a' 29
wovmoHwI'
n
light (lamp)
BoP Poster
wovmoHwI' moQ
n
light bulb
TN!LK
wov'on
n
memory ["...specific memories or recollections."]
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
wo'rIv
proper n
Worf
HolQeD v4n3p4
wuD
v
snore [Breathe more noisily than {jev}.]
HolQeD, v12n4p8
wun
v
be unprotected, vulnerable
Monopoly
wuqwI'
n
juror [A jury is not a Klingon concept, but Maltz thought that wuqwI' would get the meaning across.] [Request]
QelIS boqHarmey
wuqwI' ghom
n
jury [A jury is not a Klingon concept, but Maltz thought that wuqwI' ghom or bo'DIj wuqwI' ghom would get the meaning across.]
QelIS boqHarmey
wuS
n
spout [This is a noun, referring to the nozzle on a teapot, for example.
A slang term (pluralised by adding -Du'), literally lip(s) the choice of wuS vs. vatwam depends on the shape of the spout.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
wuS rItlh naQ
n
lipstick
TN!LK
wutlh pa'
n
dungeon ["A Klingon way to say 'dungeon'...literally 'underground room.'" Presumably other ways to say it would focus on purpose or other attributes, rather than location.]
8 January email to Jaymz Smith
wuvchuq
v
be entangled (quantum physics, but maybe more general) [The subject of the verb could be, for example, pay'an "particle".] [Request]
qep'a' 28
tlhey
v
be deaf
qep'a' 33
yab qoD
n
subconscious mind
qepHom 15
yachchuqmeH wutlh pa'
n
cuddle dungeon ["There's no word for 'cuddle,' but yachchuq gets us kind of close. The verb yach means 'pet' or 'stroke' (like petting a dog), and yachchuq means 'pet each other' or something like that. yachchuqmeH means 'for the purpose of petting each other.' So yachchuqmeH wutlh pa' is 'underground room for petting one another' — that is, 'cuddling dungeon.'"]
8 January email to Jaymz Smith
yaH
n
duty station, station [Any place specifically designated for the performance of a task (or tasks) is a yaH. A stage is the yaH for the performance of plays or, perhaps, music. A football field is the yaH for a football game. A laboratory is a scientist's yaH. And, of course, on a ship, a yaH is a duty station. If context isn't enough to clarify what sort of yaH it is, you can say things like much yaH, QoQ yaH, tamlerQeD yaH, etc.]
TKD, Hamletmachine
yam
v
be assimilated, incorporated, subsumed
qep'a' 30
yamqeq
n
assimilation [The request was for a socio-historical term with the morpheme -qeq. As with mang, qeq is not a freely applied element.]
qep'a' 30
yamtaw
n
line
qep'a' 24
yamtaw job
n
jagged line, zigzagging line
qep'a' 24
yan
n
bow [slang]
qepHom 2019
yang
n
image from a (rubber) stamp
qepHom 2015 p.19
yar
v
flirt with [When used with no object, it can mean "be flirty." There's also a slang term for "be flirty": Qal (literally swim"; Maltz didn't know why).]
qep'a' 31
yaS cha'DIch
n
second officer
KGT p53
yaS wa'DIch
n
first officer
KGT p53
yatqap
n
a gray (sometimes white) bird that can travel particularly long distances without pausing
HolQeD v10n4p5
yay
n
sound of letter y [alphabet ]
qep'a' 16
yay mIr
n
winning streak [common way to say it]
qep'a' 25
ya'maq po'lIgh
n
yamok sauce [Maltz didn't know what a yamok was, but he had heard of yamok sauce.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
ya'rIS
n
echo [for the verb, see "rebound" 'et]
qep'a' 25
ye
v
holy, be sacred [From chabal tetlh: "be revered or dedicated to a religious purpose or to a deity".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
yegh
v
be spotted
qep'a' 24
yem
v.i.
sin
KCD
yemDeq
n
canvas [From chabal tetlh: "extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
yemghaw
n
tadpole [This is a Klingon animal.]
qepHom 2024
yeplar
n
bunch [Items which are somehow attached to each other; the items in the collection are of the same type. (With tlhoQ, the items are typically of different or mixed types.)]
qep'a' 32
yeq
v
cooperate [This was missing from Klingon-English listing in TKD, which listed instead jIj, while jIj is missing from the English-Klingon side of TKD]
TKD
yer
n
domain, holdings, territory
NEWS
yergh
n
geometric solid [DYM]
qepHom 13
yergho
n
wall of a city (from yer+gho)
NEWS
yeru'Sala'yIm
n
Jerusalem
qepHom 15
yetmoS
n
gravel [naghHom(mey) is also heard, primarily when focusing on individual stones, but for the stuff spread on the ground or used in making concrete, for example, yetmoS is more common.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
yIlyu'
n
pelvis [Revealed during the hokey cokey]
qep'a' 32
yInbogh lom
n
zombie
qepHom 15
yIntagh
excl
epithet
TKD p178
yIQ
v
be wet
This was missing from the English-Klingon side of TKD
yIr
v
gather (items) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
yIS
n
speed of light
qepHom 2024
yISra'el
N
Israel
TN!LK
yItQet
n
petroleum, crude oil
qepHom 2021
yItram
n
whistle (with a clear sound)
qepHom 2023
yItlhHa'
v
be lenient, be indulgent
ta'puq mach
yIvbeH
n
shirt
TN!LK
yIvbeH
n
blouse
qepHom 2024
yIvbeH SeQHa'
n
T-Shirt
TN!LK
yI'
v
speak in an honorable or respectful fashion [STID]
qepHom 12
yI'De'
n
cervid-like animal
qep'a' 29
yomIj
n
neutron
qep'a' 23
yong'el tlhugh QoQ
n
Acid Punk [From chabal tetlh: "Music relating to the Klingon Acid Punk described in Star Trek: Lower Decks".
In most contexts, QoQ can be omitted.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
yopwaH bID
n
shorts
TN!LK
yor
n
top (exterior)
HolQeD v8n3p2
yorgh
n
shelf, bookshelf, fixed or non-fixed (general term)
qep'a' 23
yotlh
n
park (e.g., recreational)
qepHom 15
yo'SeH yaHnIv
n
Operations Command [Apparently this is a proper noun.]
HolQeD v8n4p11
yugh
v
include, consist of, be composed of (in chemistry)
qepHom 2015 p.13
yughmoH
v
filter [database term; X neH yughmoH filter for X only, include X only]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
yul
v
be itchy
qep'a' 25
yuq
v
outwit, outsmart
November 2016 email to Lieven
yuQjIjDIvI'
n
United Federation of Planets [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is yuQjIjQa']
TKD
yuQjIjQa'
n
United Federation of Planets [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is yuQjIjDIvI']
TKD
yuQQeD
n
geography [Based on this word, the meaning of yuQ has changed over time, from "planet we live on" to simply "planet".]
ta'puq mach
yuQtej
n
geographer [Based on this word, the meaning of yuQ has changed over time, from "planet we live on" to simply "planet".]
ta'puq mach
yur
n
distant cousin, niece or nephew (second cousin, grand-nephew, etc.) [The singular form is never used in place of tey' or lor, but the plural may be used for a group including tey' and/or lor, so long as there is at least one more distance cousin, niece or nephew in the group.]
HolQeD v9n3p8
yuryum
n
yurium (explosive)
qepHom 2017
yut
v
distract, create a diversion [The object of this verb, when there is an object, is the person or group of people (usually) being distracted.]
November 2016 email to Lieven
yutlhegh
n
musical scale, range, spectrum
FFN
yuvtlhe'
n
lid, cover, cap
HolQeD v8n3p2
yuvwan
n
community [a not organized group of people with same interest]
qepHom 2023
yuwey
n
continent
qep'a' 24
yutlhegh lISbergh
n
spectroscopy [yutlhegh lISbergh is usually used when dealing with light or other electromagnetic radiation.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
yu'egh
n
wave
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
yu'egh mach
n
microwave (radiation)
qepHom 2024
yu'egh mach tujmoHwI'
n
microwave (device)
qepHom 2024
yu'muD
n
form (to be filled out)
qepHom 2015 p.21
'ab
v.t.
have a length/height of (object is length)
HolQeD v6n2p9 S32}, MSN
'ach
conj
whereas, expressing contrast [But there's also an idiomatic expression: ro' mojchugh ghIt "if the flat hand becomes a fist". Used in a similar fashion to the English "on the other hand"]
qep'a' 25
'achler
n
nape, scruff, back of neck
qep'a' 26
'achme'
n
anvil [From chabal tetlh: "heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped".
This does not refer to the bone in the ear.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
'aghnIDnem
n
fuse [From chabal tetlh: "device to prevent the overloading of an electrical circuit, containing a component that melts and interrupts the current when too high a load is passed".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
'al
v
float (in/on air)
qepHom 15
'alnIl
n
(belt) buckle
qepHom 2015 p.14
'altlhIq
n
exclamation [This is a grammatical category, included among the chuvmey.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'alwI'
n
floater, parachute [informal word for parachute, the old-fashioned contraption that resembles an umbrella]
qepHom 2020
'al'on
n
glass (material)
qepHom 15
'al'uqSur
n
Luxor [loanword]
qepHom 2024
'am
v
worship [As part of a religious belief or rite or service]
qep'a' 33
'ambay
n
island
qep'a' 24
'amerI'qa' SepjIjQa'
N
United States of America
TN!LK
'amerI'qa' tIng chan tIng
n
South America
qepHom 15
'amerI'qa' vutbal
n
American football [loanword]
qepHom 2024
'amerI'qa' 'ev chan 'ev
n
North America
qepHom 15
'amuS
v
garishness, gaudiness, ostentatiousness [It is typically used as the object of the verbs 'ang, 'agh, and chIw, but it's not restricted to those.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'an
v
waste [as someone sacrifices forces for a certain goal or just wastes one's resources]
qep'a' 25
'an
v
be petrified
qepHom 2019
'anDorya'ngan
n
Andorian
qep'a' 24
'anDo'ra'
n
Andorra
qepHom 15
'anmoH
v
sacrifice
qep'a' 25
'antartIq
n
Antarctica
qepHom 15
'anyan 'oQqar
n
onion
TN!LK
'an'or
n
fossil
qepHom 2019
'an'orQeD
n
paleontology
qepHom 2019
'an'ortej
n
paleontologist
qepHom 2019
'angweD
n
museum
qepHom 15
'anISyum
n
anicium (explosive)
qepHom 2017
'ap
v
be dented
qep'a' 24
'ap
n
dues, toll
qepHom 2020
'aplom
n
pellet
qep'a' 24
'aplo'
n
case, enclosure [The precise meaning is uncertain. The gloss given here is derived from wab qoSta' 'aplo' audiocassette and 'ul 'aplo'mey batteries.]
TN!LK
'apmoH
v
dent
qep'a' 24
'apuStoQ
n
hawk-like bird of prey that flies particularly fast.
8 January email to Jaymz Smith
'aq
v
predict, prognosticate [Based on deductive reasoning or research or science]
qep'a' 24
'aqghu'al
n
bow (ancient Klingon weapon) [Archaic name for a Klingon bow (weapon) of a particular traditional type, not used so much these days. The word has been replaced in most contexts by HurwI', a more general term for "bow," but the traditional term pops up now and again.]
qep'a' 32
'aqroS
n
maximum / bottom surface of a table, ceiling
BoP Poster, HolQeD v8n3p2
'aqroS patlh
n
record [as in the world record of speed running]
qepHom 2024
'aqSIl
n
torque
qepHom 2024
'aqtu'
proper n
Aktuh - proper name from Klingon opera
TKW p187
'aQvoH
n
act of watching over a fallen warrior's body
qep'a' 24
'arDeH
n
ivy-like plant
qepHom 15
'arDeH
n
vine, vine-like plant (not just ivy-like plant)
qep'a' 32
'arHentInya'
n
Argentina
qepHom 15
'arlogh
ques
how many times?
NEWS
'aS
N
Oz [transliteration]
OZ
'aSerbayjan
proper n
Azerbaijan
qepHom 2023
'aSralya'
N
Australia
TN!LK
'aSralya'
n
Australia
qepHom 15
'aSya'
n
Asia
qepHom 15
'at
n
sound of letter a [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
'at
v
inherit [for instance, if the father dies, the son inherits his possessions]
qepHom 2019
'atlhqam tun
n
a type of mold ["soft fungus"]
qep'a' 25
'avghanIStan
N
Afghanistan
qep'a' 26
'avrI'qa'
n
Africa
qepHom 15
'aw
v
go through, pass through (matter) [This is what ghosts, or phased lifeforms, do.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
'awtIr
n
musical note / tone [This refers to the sound, not the musical notation. A written musical note is usually 'awtIr ngutlh when referring to a specific note (such as yu or bIm) but QoQ ngutlh when referring to the glyph or character itself, not the specific tone it denotes.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'ay
v
float [in/on water or other liquids; for in space, see "be adrift" rIjHa']
qep'a' 25
'ayItI
n
Haiti
qepHom 17
'ayqey'lIya
n
Ikalia [Star System. Both pronunciations are heard, but 'Iqey'lIya is the way it's said by those from that region or nearby.]
qep'a' 33
'a'baqa'
n
file, dossier, portfolio [From chabal tetlh: "Collection of textual and/or visual materials organized together".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
'a'ghen
n
professor, master teacher
qepHom 15
'a'leghen'I'
n
Allegheny (River, Mountains; US)
qepHom 15
'a'lubIng
n
brooch [A 'a'lubIng is purely decorative, having no association with office, membership, rank, etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 33
'a'ren
n
present, present time [as opposed to pa'logh and tuch]
qepHom 2024
'ebHIv
n
distilling apparatus [apparatus used to distill various concoctions into an acceptable form of HIq]
qepHom 2020
'ebHIv pa'
n
distillery [room]
qepHom 2020
'ebHIv qach
n
distillery [building]
qepHom 2020
'ebraH
n
climax (sexual) [This is the standard word, the slang is HutmaH.]
qepHom 2020
'echlet
n
board
Monopoly
'echlet Hab
n
touchpad [De'wI' 'echlet Hab for computer touchpad if clarification is necessary]
qepHom 13
'echletHom
n
card
Monopoly
'echletHom vey
n
deck of cards
qep'a' 25
'eD
v
crawl
qep'a' 25
'eDjen
n
an arrogant or haughty person
HolQeD, v12n3p9
'eDSeHcha
n, plural
Take-Off/Landing Thrusters
BoP Poster
'ej De' vIchel
adv
by the way, parenthetically [This comes at the beginning of a sentence. This is the full form. In everyday conversation, 'ej and/or De' (and even vI-) are often omitted. Klingon grammarians argue about whether the resulting De'chel should be considered an adverbial in its own right.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'ejvoH
n
stripe
qep'a' 24
'ejyo' ra'ghomquv
n
Starfleet Command [If Starfleet Command is of a lower level of importance than Starfleet High Command, leave off the quv, getting ra'ghom.]
qepHom 2017
'ejyo'SeH yaHnIv
n
Starfleet Command [If "Starfleet Command" is more like "Starfleet Operations Command", then go with 'ejyo'SeH yaHnIv.]
qepHom 2017
'elaDya'
N
Greece
TN!LK
'elHa'meH He
n
exit
qepHom 2023
'elI'jaH
n
unexpected guest
qep'a' 13
'elmeH He
n
entrance [The signs at or on or near the door would say simply 'el (for ?entrance?) and 'elHa' (for ?exit?). These are shortened (for sign purposes) from 'elmeH He and 'elHa'meH He.]
qepHom 2023
'em
v
vomit
HolQeD, v12n4p8
'emvI'
n
pin (straight)
qepHom 15
'enteD
n
drug [Most 'enteDmey are used ritualistically, but recreational use is not unheard of (as with alcohol).] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'entepray'
proper n
Enterprise (name of ship)
S15 HolQeD v4n3p5
'ep
v
kiss, human style (slang) [There's no straightforward, simple Klingon word for (human-style) kiss. A non-standard, slangy expression for this is 'ep. And Maltz says he thinks he once heard someone say qab rem, but he tried hard to picture that and didn't consider it to be good Klingon at all — not even good slang.]
OZ
'epIl naH
n
apple
TN!LK
'epIn
n
peach [A Klingon fruit similar to a peach, plum, or apricot. When clarification is needed, for the Earth fruit, precede with tera'.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'eqwaDor
n
Ecuador
qepHom 15
'eQ
adv
just now, a moment ago
qepHom 2019
'eQway
n
navel, belly button
qepHom 10
'eQway'
n
computer mouse [A mouse button is leQ. Usually there are a poS leQ left button and nIH leQ right button. A scroll wheel is rutlhHom. To click a mouse button is 'uy; to "click a link" on a screen is wIv.]
qepHom 13
'eQway' 'echlet
n
mouse pad
qepHom 2015 p.19
'ergh
v
hallucinate
2019 email to pagh
'erQen
n
phrase
qep'a' 32
'erwI'Daq
n
ESP [For ESP, 'erwI'Daq is normally fine. The usual term for psychic ability (or abilities) in general is renyarDaq. The study of parapsychology is renyarDaq QeD, but this is sometimes shortened to DaqQeD.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'er'In
n
end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {megh'an} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {'er'In}, the OTHER end is called {megh'an}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.]
HolQeD v12n2p6
'eSpanya'
N
Spain
TN!LK
'eSpeD
n
spade (card suit) [Marc Okrand to DYM]
qepHom 13
'eSqa'
n
religious garb, the robe worn by a judge [an old word referring to specialized or ritual clothing (though not a uniform)] [Request]
qep'a' 26
'eSqenDerIyya'
n
Alexandria [loanword]
qepHom 2024
'eStIy
n
Estonia
qepHom 15
'et
n
sound of letter e [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
'et
v
bounce, rebound, ricochet [the thing something bounces off of is marked with -vo']
qep'a' 25
'etwI' tlhIm
n
trampoline
qepHom 2024
'etlh waq
n
ice skate ["to skate" is wuHmeH 'etlh waq lo'.]
qepHom 2024
'ev
n
northwestward, area to the northwest (320 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counted clockwise with 0 at north)
HolQeD v8n4p6
'ev
v
applaud [This applies to whatever it is that Klingons do to applaud or show approval/appreciation. The most common way to refer to the clapping that Humans do is by the phrase toch yo slap palm(s).] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'evta'
n
animal similar to a newt or salamander
qep'a' 24
'evtlhev
n
base [This is really "base" -- not the same as "alkali," but includes alkalis] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'ewro
N
Euro [European currency]
MiniaturWunderland
'ewrop
n
Europe
qepHom 15
'eyawaDIy
n
Irrawaddy (River in Burma/Myanmar)
qepHom 15
'eyre'
n
Ireland
qepHom 15
'e'levan
n
elephant [This refers to the Terran animal, not some similar Klingon animal -- if there is such a thing -- and the word is obviously just taken from Federation Standard, so it's not so much a Klingon word as it is a Klingonization of a Federation Standard word.]
qep'a' 24
'e'mam
n
aunt, father's sister
HolQeD v9n3p8
'e'mamnal
n
aunt, father's brother's wife
HolQeD v9n3p8
'e'nal
n
someone who married into the family [No specific family relationship is given.]
HolQeD v9n3p9
'e'qIn
n
rustle [A rustling sound is 'e'qIn. Make a rustling sound or rustle (verb) would be 'e'qIn tlhen.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'Ich
v
be slippery
qep'a' 25
'IDnar
n
magic, wizardry
qepHom 15
'IDnar lIl
v
perform magic [referring to a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
'IDnar lIlwI'
n
magician [a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
'IDnar pIn'a'
n
wizard, sorcerer
November 2016 email to Lieven
'Iqey'lIya
n
Ikalia [Star System. Both pronunciations are heard, but 'Iqey'lIya is the way it's said by those from that region or nearby.]
qep'a' 33
'Ilyaw'
n
epitome [It is used to indicate the best of something. For example, 'Ilyaw' 'oH tajvam'e' (literally, though clumsily, "this knife is an epitome") expresses the idea that the knife is of the best quality. When used as the object of rur the quality is very high, but not necessarily the best: 'Ilyaw' rur tajvam (literally "this knife resembles an epitome") means that the knife is of extremely high quality.]
qepHom 2023
'Impey'
n
pyramid [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
'ImSIng
n
sewer [This refers to the whole sewer system -- tunnels, conduits, valves, etc. ] [Request]
qep'a' 26
'ImtIy
n
cameloid animal without bump [the closest Klingon equivalent, but without a hump]
qepHom 2021
'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
'InDogh ngutlh qol
n
syllabary
qepHom 2024
'InSong
n
flower (bright part of plant)
qep'a' 23
'Internet
n
internet [Yes, it is a proper Klingon word.]
qepHom 13
'Inglan
N
England
qep'a' 26
'Iq
v
be too much, be too many
HolQeD v8n3p3
'IqnaH
n
mucus
HolQeD, v12n4p8
'IqnaH QaD
n
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
n
coil, spring
qep'a' 25
'IQDoy'
n
parody, caricature [This term may be applied to a drawing or sculpture, for example, or to something written or performed.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'Ir
v
guess, suppose, imagine [as in mejpu' SuvwI' 'e' vI'Ir I guess the warrior has left] [Request]
qep'a' 26
'Ir
v
be creamy, pasty [in the sense of toothpaste. Describes smooth, thick liquids or liquid-like things] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'Irgh
v
bully, intimidate, pick on, harass
PCHC/qep'a' 24
'IrmeD
n
eddy [in air]
qep'a' 25
'IrneH
n
uncle, mother's brother
HolQeD v9n3p8
'IrneHnal
n
uncle, mother's sister's husband
HolQeD v9n3p8
'ISlan
n
Iceland
qepHom 15
'ISla'am lalDan
n
Islam
qep'a' 31
'IStegh
n
instruction, order [A set of 'ISteghmey is a HIl'aD.]
qepHom 2024
'It
n
sound of letter I [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
'Italya'
N
Italy
TN!LK
'IventoH
n
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
n
hip [pagh lut]
qep'a' 18
'Iw remwI'
n
vampire
qepHom 15
'Iw 'Ip ghomey
proper n
blood oath circles - the name of a well known sculpture by mIStaq
KCD
'I' ghew
n
a bug that sort of resembles a beetle [This is two words.]
qepHom 17
'I'SeghIm
n
curmudgeon [Marc Okrand email 2012-03-27]
email
'o
excl
O (vocative) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
'obray'wal
n
type of animal; sort of resembles a scorpion [It runs really fast in a seemingly haphazard way and has a dangerous (sharp and poisonous) tail.]
qepHom 17
'och
n
conduit [(add to previous defs) ]
BoP Poster
'och mutlhwI'
n
plumber [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
'oDtu'
n
spot, splotch, blemish, blotch
qep'a' 24
'ol
v
verify, check if (something) is true, make sure that (something) is true
TKD, qepHom 2017
'olan 'ambaymey
proper n
?land Islands [a region in Finland]
qepHom 2023
'olImpIya' qaD
n
Olympics [loanword]
qepHom 2024
'olQan
n
gap [like the space between your teeth or the area between rows of seats in a theater, but it and 'olQanmey can be used for the space in a room, space on a desk, etc. A verb commonly used with 'olQan is 'uch. This generally means "hold, grasp," but when the object is 'olQan it's often translated "occupy" or "take up."]
qep'a' 25
'omwI'
n
resistor [or 'ul 'omwI', when necessary to avoid ambiguity]
qepHom 2024
'onteryo
n
Ontario
qepHom 17
'on'aS
n
health
qepHom 2024
'on'aSQeD
n
medicine
qepHom 2024
'opDIch
num
n-th
QelIS boqHarmey
'oplogh
adv
several times
QelIS boqHarmey
'opuHwI'
n
prostitute [A slang term is qItoy]
qep'a' 26
'oq
v
sink [into water, etc]
qep'a' 25
'oqmoH
v
submerge
qep'a' 25
'oQqar qIj
n
licorice [Klingons eat a kind of root they call 'oQqar qIj (?black root?), which is rather bitter. Because of the similarity, however, they refer to licorice (candy) as tera' 'oQqar qIj.]
qepHom 2023
'or
v
pilot, operate (an aircraft)
HolQeD v11n2p8
'orghen
n
Organia [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'.]
TKD
'orghen rojmab
n
Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya' rojmab]
TKD
'orghenya'
n
Organia [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen.]
TKD
'orghenya' rojmab
n
Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen rojmab]
TKD
'orghenya'ngan
n
Organian [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghengan]
TKD
'orghengan
n
Organian [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'ngan]
TKD
'orwI'
n
pilot, one who operates (an aircraft)
HolQeD v11n2p8
'or'eq
N
Or'eq [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
'oSteray'
n
Austria
qepHom 15
'ot
n
sound of letter o [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
'ot
v
withhold (information)
Netflix press release
'otHa'
v
disclose, divulge
Netflix press release
'otHel
n
dock [any place a vessel is moored, even if there is no structure]
qep'a' 25
'otlh poH
n
Planck time
qepHom 2015 p.13
'otlhQeD
n
quantum physics
qepHom 2015 p.13
'otlhtej
n
quantum physicist
qepHom 2015 p.13
'ovjeq'IS
n
professional [To indicate the difference between being skilled and not skilled, use po' and tlhIb. A professional meaning someone who does something because it's their occupation (as opposed to hobby) or official position is a 'ovjeq'IS. Often the slang term yaS (literally "officer") is used. An "amateur," someone who does something but does not consider this activity to be their occupation or something done as a part of their official duties, is a Sutlhne'. There's also a slang term, tavwI', based on the expression tav neH "tinker" (verb). A 'ovjeq'IS may or may not be po', likewise a Sutlhne' may or may not be tlhIb.]
qepHom 2023
'oynot
n
unspecified flesh (of an animal)
qep'a' 23
'o'lav'a'
n
bass drum
qepHom 2023
'o'megh
n
end (of a song)
HolQeD v12n2p9
'o'nI'
n
foam, froth
Hamletmachine
'o'nI' Sub
n
solid foam (like styrofoam)
qepHom 2020
'o'rIS
n
molecule
qepHom 2015 p.13
'o'roy'
n
chalk
qepHom 15
'o'wen
n
someone/something of ambiguous status [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
'uch
v
grasp [can also be used to mean "lock" in the sense of locking on a target: DoS 'uchta' ("he/she locked on the target")]
qep'a' 24
'uch
v
keep (in the combination of change) [meaning for ?keep the change? added]
qepHom 2020
'uD Haqtaj
n
laser scalpel
veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9
'uD'a'
n
laser
veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9
'ughDuq ghargh
n
caterpillar [This is a little squirmy animal that somehow turns into a Su'wan ghew. It is not used to make qagh.]
ta'puq mach
'ujIllI'
N
Ujilli [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
'uj'a'
n
big uj (unit of linear measure, about 3.15 meters)
SKNG:03FEB1999
'ul le'mIS
n
insulator [the 'ul can be left off if context is clear]
qepHom 2024
'ul pat mutlhwI'
n
electrician [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
'ul Sech
n
flashlight
TN!LK
'ul 'aplo'mey
n
batteries
TN!LK
'uma'
n
petal
qep'a' 23
'umyotlh
n
profit [This is strictly in the monetary sense, not general advantage or benefit.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
'unqal
n
kettle [Maltz said that, as far as he knew, the resemblance of this word to 'un qal, presumably corrupt pot (whatever that might mean), was just a coincidence.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
'unwat
n
basket [weaved container for carrying things]
qep'a' 25
'ung
v
squat down
qep'a' 25
'uq
v
whistle [if there's an object, it's the thing (song? birdcall?) being whistled]
qep'a' 25
'ur
v
treason, commit treason [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD.]
Addendum of TKD
'urgh
v
jab, poke [DYM]
qepHom 13
'urgh neH
v
tinker [slang; fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner] [Request]
qepHom 2021
'urghwI'
n
poker (card game) [DYM]
qepHom 13
'urwI'
n
traitor [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD]
Addendum of TKD
'uSgheb
n
a noisy bird known to make a ruckus at dawn, likened to a rooster [much fiercer than a rooster]
HolQeD v10n4p5
'uSqan
n
iron (element)
qepHom 2015 p.13
'ut
n
sound of letter u [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
'ut'at
n
chest of drawers
qep'a' 23
'u' Dop
n
mirror universe
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
'u' quq
n
parallel universe
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
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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.