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.
Last updated: 2025-04-14
bachghIng
n
tension (physics)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
bartIq waq
n
ski ["to ski" is wuHmeH bartIq waq lo'.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ba'Suq SIp
n
carbon dioxide (slang)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
bertlham taymey
n
epilogue
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
bertlham 'echlet
n
back cover (of book)
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
bewSom
n
mixture of brewing ingredients [ bewSom is the mixture of ingredients that, after a bit of time, produces fermented HIq.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
bewSom qach
n
brewery [building] [A ?brewery? is bewSom pa' or bewSom qach (parallel to ?distillery?)]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
bIQ'a'
n
sea [extended meaning of previously only "ocean"]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
bIQ'a' qIj
n
Black Sea
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
bIQ'a' Sargh
n
seahorse [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
bIroqlIy majaj
n
broccoli
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
bI'reS taymey
n
prologue
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
bI'reS 'echlet
n
front cover (of book)
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
bot
v
insulate [the verb refers to make a kind of barrier, as in heat insulation, also electric insulator.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
buq Quj
n
basketball
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
buq yopwaH
n
cargo pants
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
buq yopwaH bID
n
cargo shorts
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
buq'ach
n
trombone-like Klingon instrument [A terran trombone would be a tera' buq'ach.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
burrI'to
n
burrito
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
chem
n
field (physical)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
chenHa' meyrI'
v
fail to climax (slang), lit. "the square malforms" [Maltz was mystified by this.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
chIrnagho'ra
proper n
Montenegro
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
chIvay'bruqen
n
Zweibr?cken
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
choj
v
train, coach
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
choy
v
smuggle (only for people)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
choywI'
n
smuggler (only for people)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
chuv
n
leftover [Adding the use for change as in leftover money]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
DaHram
n
tonight [A shortened form of DaHjaj ram]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
DayabI'tIS rop
n
diabetes [loanword]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
DayabI'tIS rop cha'
n
type 2 diabetes
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
DayabI'tIS rop wa'
n
type 1 diabetes
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
Dem'ot
n
flow [in the sense of continuous motion]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Dem'ot mIr
n
direct current/DC
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Den
v
attract [for magnets]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
DenHa'
v
repel [for magnets]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Dergh
v
surrender (s.th.) [in the sense of "relinquish, give away, let go of"]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
Deryat
n
program, agenda, schedule [a list of events; not in the sense of ?playbill?]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
DeS
n
two shorter sides of right-angled triangle, cathetus [Use DeS Hop for opposite side and DeS Sum for adjacent side]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
DIngwI'
n
turntable (slang) [This is a slang term for the device and the most common way to refer to it.] [Request]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
DIvI' vutbal
n
soccer, football [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Doj tlhum
n
bundle [set of objects wrapped or tied together]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
Doy
v
smuggle (general term)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
DoywI'
n
smuggler (general)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
gham na'
n
ham [or tera' targh gham na']
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
gharDaq
n
loneliness
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ghaS
v
indicate, signal [Can be used to express the meaning of a word in another language]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
ghoqchuy
n
(data) stream, feed
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ghuch
v
climax (sexual) [The regular word, but the slang expressions are more common]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
ghuj
v
pivot, swivel [what the handle of a door does when you push it down] [Request]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
Halrov
n
jam, jelly, preserves
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
Ha'DIbaH ngogh
n
steak [substitute meat type for Ha'DIbaH]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Ha'DIbaH qoSta'
n
bacon
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Ha'DIbaH tIr ngogh
n
ham sandwich [substitute meat type for Ha'DIbaH]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
HelSIngqIy
proper n
Helsinki
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
Henjun waq
n
flip-flop, thong, zori
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
HerghQeD
n
pharmacology
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
HIjmeH 'ap
n
fee paid when bringing certain commodities into a jurisdiction
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HIjmeH 'ap pIn
n
customs officer
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HIp
n
suit, business suit [also malja' HIp]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
HIq'aD
n
drunkard, drunk person
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
HIvje'He
n
piano in a piano bar
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HommaH
n
appendix (of a book)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
Hovje'voH
n
evolution (Darwinian) [technical or scientific term]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HoyHa'
v
be awkward (slang) [as in feeling awkward, an awkward situation or awkward silence.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Ho' SIryoD
n
dental braces [like the braces on someone's teeth]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
Ho'yI'
n
bow (for arrows)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HuqmeH 'ap
n
excise tax, sales tax, VAT
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
HurDagh chuHwI'
n
bow (for arrows) [not a Klingon device, lit. "stringed-instrument hurler"]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HurwI'
n
bow (for arrows) [not a Klingon device, short form of HurDagh chuHwI']
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
HutmaH
n
sexual climax (slang) [Literally "90". Maltz didn't know how 90 got to be associated with climaxing.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
jamtlhach
n
phosphorus
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
jaSrob
n
cable
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
jejSIp
n
acetylene
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
jetlhurgh tay
n
Rite of Reclamation/Ritual of J'ethurgh [or maybe Rite of Recovery]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
joqwI' nagh
n
chip (US, like a potato chip or corn chip), crisp (UK)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
lam Ho'Du'
n
rake (for the ground)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
la'pIy
proper n
Lapland
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
la'qab
n
whistling sound [produced with mouth and lips (perhaps fingers too), not a device]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
mabeb Duj
n
amphibious vehicle (slang)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
malja' HIp
n
suit, business suit [or just HIp]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
malta
proper n
Malta
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
maqDar
n
mak'dar, Klingon insult
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
mara'qIS
n
Marrakesh [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
maSmelo' Su'ghar Sawqe'
n
marshmallow [Sometimes shortened to maSmelo' Sawqe' or just maSmelo'.]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
may'ron raS
n
piano [not a Klingon instrument]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
mew'
v
cope (with)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
mI' mIr
n
sequence of numbers [so also the Fibonacci-sequence]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
mupSoy
n
moopsy [animal from Star Trek: Lower Decks]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
mutchoH
n
evolution (Darwinian) [less technical than Hovje'voH]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
mu' qun
n
etymology
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
mu' qunQeD
n
discipline of studying word histories
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
mu'vIb
n
whistle (with a shrill sound)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
naH mergh
n
general term for types of salad
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
navSu'
n
key, legend (as on a map)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
nay' Qav
n
dessert [literally just "last dish"]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
na'choS
n
nachos
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
nelmeS
n
hyperlink
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
neng'el
n
metal grid, lattice
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
nIq mIr
n
alternating current/AC
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
nochmIt
n
spin (quantum physics)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
norten'erlen
proper n
Northern Ireland
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
nulqIm
n
media [The totality of content items - television shows, films, books, photographs, etc. - which are broadcast or published.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
nurgh
v
be awkward [as in feeling awkward, an awkward situation or awkward silence.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ngep
v
take/have priority [particularly in the sense of a computer program taking priority over another one]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ngeq
v
store, hoard, cache [Used to say memorise or save (on a computer), also "learn/know by heart".]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
ngeS
v
bake
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
ngeSmoH
v
bake
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
ngeSmoHwI'
n
baker
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
ngutlhmey qa'
v
transliterate [The script transliterated from is the object, the script transliterated into is the subject.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
paSta'
n
Terran pasta, noodles, spaghetti [This is a Terran thing (or things), so they borrowed the word.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
patlh
n
order (as in alphabetical order)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
pay'tlhan ghargh
n
python [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
pIqcho' chojmoHwI'
n
trainer (a fitness trainer)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
pIqcho' waq
n
sneaker, tennis shoe, (UK) trainer
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
pol
v
save, store [Can be used to express the storing of information, also "learn/know from heart".]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
pomtut
n
battering ram
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
por Ho'Du'
n
rake (for leaves)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
porghQeD
n
physiology
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
pupHa'
v
be approximate [If it's necessary to hedge one's bets adverbially, chaq "perhaps" and ghaytan "likely" are acceptable.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qalmuS lung
n
chameleon [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
qar Doq
n
goldfish [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
qar ghotI'
n
carp [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
qara'te
n
karate [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
qartaj
n
Carthage [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
qaSaQtan
proper n
Kazakhstan
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
qa'mel
n
camel [loanword]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
qa'nabIS
n
cannabis [loanword]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
qa'ramel Su'ghar Sawqe'
n
caramel [Sometimes shortened to qa'ramel Sawqe' or just qa'ramel.]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
qeqchu'
v
train really well, to work really hard at it and achieve intended goals
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
qobra' ghargh
n
cobra [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
qol
n
collection of segments that are joined together, collocation
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
qoro'na javtIm
n
corona virus
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qoSo'va
proper n
Kosovo
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
qo'vID wa'maH Hut
n
Covid 19 (SARS-CoV-2 disease)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qul chenmoH
v
light a fire, ignite
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qul qaDwI'
n
firefighter [lit. fire challenger]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qul QongmoHwI'
n
firefighter [One who puts fires to sleep, but that's usually not applied until the fire is actually out.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qul SuvwI'
n
firefighter [lit. fire fighter, fire warrior]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qul tlhay'moHwI'
n
firefighter [lit. fire tamer (less frequent)]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
qu'vIgh
n
member of an august body [like the High Council]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
QalwI' Sut
n
swimsuit
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
Qer
v
revert (to)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
QermoH
v
recycle [Recycle trash or reuse something that cannot fulfil its original purpose anymore.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
QIch wab ngutlh qol
n
alphabet, writing system
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
QIS
v
to sew [This has been previously glossed as "stitch," but it also be used more generally for "sew."]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
QuH
v
attract [for people]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
QuHHa'
v
repel [for people]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
raghbI'
n
rugby [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
raqDar
n
pirate
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
raqDar chap
n
privateer [sometimes shortened to raqchap]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ra'Duch leD
n
right triangle
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
rejghun yopwaH
n
boxer shorts
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
rejghun yopwaH Qey
n
boxer briefs
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
rejghun yopwaHHom
n
briefs
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
rem'ay'
n
diaphragm, thoracic diaphragm (body part)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
re'Hom'at
n
scarf (on neck)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
re'lIng
n
instinct, talent, facility, aptitude [singular form for Duj "instincts"] [Request]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
re'yub
n
habitat [SciFi word for living structures on alien planets, or in space.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
rID'oH
n
barley [The closest Klingon equivalent.]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
rojpup
n
entropy
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
rutneD
n
hoe
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
rutlh chab
n
donut
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
ruv nay'
n
dessert
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
Se'mon
n
salmon [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
SImmIQ
n
leaf salad
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
SIrgh 'o'lav
n
snare drum
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
SIrlop
n
constant [a value that never changes]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Sor DIr
n
bark (of tree)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
Sor 'IventoH
n
pine cone [lit. tree pineapple; the proper term is qet'uy]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
Soy'
v
be awkward [For "awkward" in the sense of "not graceful", use Soy'.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
Su'ghar SIrghmey
n
cotton candy [Klingons find this particular Terran confection to be rather pointless.]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
Su'roq chab
n
cake with layers, tart
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Su'SIy
n
sushi (loanword) [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
Su'wIn
n
large whistle with a deep sound
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
tab
v
wane, ebb, dwindle (talking about phases of a moon)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
tab
v
idiomatic usage: "not applying yourself fully to the task at hand"
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
tabHa'
v
wax (talking about phases of a moon)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
tallIt
n
cobalt
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
tamghayQeD
n
optics
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tamler qurme'mey
n
chemical formula
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tamler Sar
n
isotope
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tamler wa'chaw
n
periodic table of the elements
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tampere
proper n
Tampere [a city in Finland]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
targho'nI'
n
tungsten
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
tarngeb
n
uranium
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
tavwI'
n
amateur (slang)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
ta'qo
n
taco
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
tera' majaj tIy
n
kale
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
tera' majajHom
n
Brussels sprouts
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
tera' qaw
n
cow [This was not given directly, but inferred from the entry for "beef".]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tera' qaw Ha'DIbaH
n
beef
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tera' targh
n
pig [This was not given directly, but inferred from the entry for "pork".]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tera' targh Ha'DIbaH
n
pork
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tera' 'Insong majaj
n
cauliflower
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
teywI' 'echlet
n
chalkboard or whiteboard or any similar surface that can be erased and reused
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
te'nIS
n
tennis [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
tochmu'
n
bribe [Normally used with the verb chup (recommend, suggest) and sometimes with much (present).] [Request]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
to'a'
n
tangent (curve) [in addition to sine and cosine]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tu'na
n
tuna [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tlham rI'gheS
n
parachute [lit. gravity deflector. Apparatus that creates some sort of force field that counters gravity when descending.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
tlharwIl
n
episode in a TV show
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
tlhech
v
investigate
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tlhechwI'
n
investigator
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
tlho' Huch
n
tip [lit. gratitude money; Maltz said the concept was weird.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
tlhuDwI'
n
slang for microwave device
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
tlhum
v
be constrained, bound ["bundle", set of objects wrapped or tied together]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
va'chum
n
sponge (for cleaning) [not the animal]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
vemmoH
v
light a fire [lit. wake up, cause to wake up]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
veqtal
n
VeK'tal [The VeK'tal response is a measure of Klingon physiological condition]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
ve'Ha'
v
travel aimlessly; idiomatic: be wavy (hair) [be wavy, in reference to hair] [Request]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
ve'meyI'
n
voltage (electric)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
vI'laywar
n
window screen [The soft, flexible mesh put in frames (for windows or doors) to keep out mosquitos and such.]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
wab choHwI'
n
synthesizer
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
wa'ngoQ
n
manganese
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
wep
n
blouse
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
wevpev
n
wheat
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
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
04/15/2025
wevpev wornagh
n
wheat beer [a German type of beer, like Weizenbier, Wei?bier]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
wIl
v
be short [The real opposite of tIq is wIl, so a short stick is naQ wIj.]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
wIlHay
n
hinge; spine (of book) [spine of a book]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
wI'qIypI'DIya
proper n
Wikipedia
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
yemghaw
n
tadpole [This is a Klingon animal.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
yIS
n
speed of light
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
yItQet
n
petroleum, crude oil
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
yItram
n
whistle (with a clear sound)
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
yIvbeH
n
blouse
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
yuvwan
n
community [a not organized group of people with same interest]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
yu'egh mach
n
microwave (radiation)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
yu'egh mach tujmoHwI'
n
microwave (device)
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'alwI'
n
floater, parachute [informal word for parachute, the old-fashioned contraption that resembles an umbrella]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'al'uqSur
n
Luxor [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'amerI'qa' vutbal
n
American football [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'ap
n
dues, toll
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'aqroS patlh
n
record [as in the world record of speed running]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'aqSIl
n
torque
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'aSerbayjan
proper n
Azerbaijan
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
'a'ren
n
present, present time [as opposed to pa'logh and tuch]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'ebHIv
n
distilling apparatus [apparatus used to distill various concoctions into an acceptable form of HIq]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'ebHIv pa'
n
distillery [room]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'ebHIv qach
n
distillery [building]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'ebraH
n
climax (sexual) [This is the standard word, the slang is HutmaH.]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'elHa'meH He
n
exit
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
'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
04/15/2025
'eSqenDerIyya'
n
Alexandria [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'etwI' tlhIm
n
trampoline
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'etlh waq
n
ice skate ["to skate" is wuHmeH 'etlh waq lo'.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'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
04/15/2025
'ImtIy
n
cameloid animal without bump [the closest Klingon equivalent, but without a hump]
qepHom 2021
04/15/2025
'InDogh ngutlh qol
n
syllabary
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'IStegh
n
instruction, order [A set of 'ISteghmey is a HIl'aD.]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'olan 'ambaymey
proper n
?land Islands [a region in Finland]
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
'olImpIya' qaD
n
Olympics [loanword]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'omwI'
n
resistor [or 'ul 'omwI', when necessary to avoid ambiguity]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'on'aS
n
health
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'on'aSQeD
n
medicine
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'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
04/15/2025
'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
04/15/2025
'o'lav'a'
n
bass drum
qepHom 2023
04/15/2025
'o'nI' Sub
n
solid foam (like styrofoam)
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'uch
v
keep (in the combination of change) [meaning for ?keep the change? added]
qepHom 2020
04/15/2025
'ul le'mIS
n
insulator [the 'ul can be left off if context is clear]
qepHom 2024
04/15/2025
'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
04/15/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
barwI'
n
pulsar [Alternative to wavre', sometimes used by Klingon astronomers.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
beS
v
scald [From chabal tetlh: "injure or damage with hot liquid".
This is not a cooking term.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
boq Hol
n
pidgin, creole, contact language [The two terms are used interchangeably.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
boQ Hol
n
pidgin, creole, contact language [The two terms are used interchangeably.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
chan nagh
n
andesite [From chabal tetlh: "extrusive volcanic rock composed of mostly plagioclase plus pyroxene or hornblende".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
chap
v
be official, authenticated, authorized, legitimate
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
cheyIS
n
cephalopod [Another Klingon creature. It's definitely squid-like.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
DaqQeD
n
paraspychology [The study of parapsychology. A short form of renyarDaq QeD.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
Daw
v
blow, blow at [This is what the wind does, so the subject is usually SuS.]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
Day'muS
n
traffic [From chabal tetlh: "the collection of vehicles (public and private) that transport people and/or goods".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
DI'bI'war
n
semiconductor
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
Dol DIp
n
singular [Dol and ghom can be used to indicate singularity and plurality in grammar: Dol DIp, ghom DIp]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ghalmaH
n
splinter, sliver [Like the small, thin piece of wood that might get stuck in your finger.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
gha'naD
n
fodder [Food for animals, usually not considered suitable for Klingons] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ghom DIp
n
plural [Dol and ghom can be used to indicate singularity and plurality in grammar: Dol DIp, ghom DIp]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
ghom'oH
n
slot
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
HIjnaj
n
demon [From chabal tetlh: "a class of usually malevolent supernatural entities".
There are supernatural entities besides HIjnajpu'.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
HuDngech
n
sine (curve) [used to describes waves or curves and also in trigonometry] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
jamjuD
n
bounty [A reward offered for the completion of a challenging task.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
jIrwI' Duj
n
helicopter (slang) [This term is not used for teacups at Disneyland.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ju'Da lalDan
n
Judaism
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
lunglIH Duj
n
helicopter [This was the most technical term Maltz knew, but there are also slang expressions see below.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
lu'lap
n
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
manta'
n
cocoon [Also used for pod, i.e. seed case of HapmaH and similar plants.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
mIHneS
n
grasshopper [Closest thing; could also be used for locust or cricket.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
mIllogh meyrI'
n
single-panel cartoon
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
mIllogh mIr
n
comic strip
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
mIllogh qol
n
animation, cartoon [This refers to animation only, not cartoons in the newspaper.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
mI' mergh
n
complex number [From chabal tetlh: "a number incorporating the square root of negative one".]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
mI' rorgh
n
imaginary number [From chabal tetlh: "a number incorporating the square root of negative one".]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
mum
v
fancy, have a crush [Literally taste, sense flavors. Context generally resolves any confusion.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
nI'qur
n
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ngaDmoQ
n
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
ngap
v
be consonant [in the sense of musical consonance or sympathetic vibrations] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
ngegh
v
traffic in [In the sense of trading something illegal. The object is the allegedly illicit item.]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ngeSlIch
n
loan
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ngu'lIj
n
soot [In a non-technical context, this may also be translated as grime.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
pIw rebmugh
n
incense [used regardless of the material the incense is made of] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
qIrbI'
n
hygiene [Klingon hygienic practices do not focus on cleanliness, though this is not ruled out, either.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
qurleH
n
kur'leth [a type of weapon]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
Qun le''aq
n
messenger, angel [See le''aq.]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
reD'eS
n
bureaucracy [The slang expression pumnuj reD'eS is used if things are definitely inefficient.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
renyarDaq
n
psychic ability [The usual term for psychic ability (or abilities) in general.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
renyarDaq QeD
n
paraspychology [The study of parapsychology. Sometimes shortened to DaqQeD.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
re'chIv
n
internal organ
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
re'nop
n
shard [From chabal tetlh: "sharp fragment of material, e.g. glass, metal, rock, or pottery".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
re'tISyav
n
spermatozoon [From chabal tetlh: "often motile gamete which fertilizes the egg in sexual reproduction".
Plural takes -mey.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
rIjmeH tlhegh
n
tether, leash [When the context is clear, this is sometimes called simply rIjwI'.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
rIjwI'
n
tether, leash [An alternative for rIjmeH tlhegh, used when the context is clear.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
rIS
n
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
rong
n
roast, grill, broil [Can be used generally, not just for how Terrans tend to ruin food.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
rovDurgh
n
teaching, precept [From chabal tetlh: "paQDI'norgh is the plural teachings. This request is for a singular teaching."] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ruj
v
be physical [Subject to the laws of physics; could be applied to something corporeal but also to energy.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
SIp
v
infiltrate [From chabal tetlh: "gain gradual surreptitious access, esp. in order to acquire secret information".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
SIrHagh
n
buffoon, laughingstock [An altered form of SIrHugh, used when wanting to be particularly insulting.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
SIr'eq
n
unit of radioactive decay [Maltz didn't know how this compared to Becquerel.] [Request]
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
SolbIS
n
whale, dolphin, porpoise [Any fishlike creature that has to come up to breathe air.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
Solrogh
n
railing, guardrail, banister [The entire structure, including both railing and support (and other) posts, if any.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
tarleq
n
herb [This is a term used only in reference to food preparation.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
(tera') raS'IS moQ naH
n
pomegranate [This is the Klingon way to refer to the Terran fruit.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
toch
n
be actual, concrete, practical, pragmatic, applied ["Applied" here as in applied physics (as opposed to pure physics).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
tup
n
be conceptual, abstract, pure ["Pure" here as in pure physics (as opposed to applied physics).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
tlhen
v
sound as, produce the sound of [Use with sound nouns e.g., bobDar tlhen "(it) produces a splash sound".]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
tlhepwI'
n
uvula (informal term) [The formal term is roDSon.]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
varqo'eng
n
polynomial [The mathematical term polynomial (or polynomial expression).] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
vI'ba'om
n
masterpiece [This noun may refer to anything considered the best work or accomplishment of somebody.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
votlh
v
be narcissistic
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
watlhmoH
v
smelt [From chabal tetlh: "extract metal from its ore via heating and melting".
The object is the ore.] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
wavre'
n
pulsar [Klingon astronomers sometimes refer to this as a barwI'.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
won
v
hesitate
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
won jat
v
stutter, stammer [From chabal tetlh: "speak with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
wot chuS
n
non-stative verb
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
wot nungwI'
n
preverb
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
wot tam
n
stative verb
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
yam
v
be assimilated, incorporated, subsumed
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
ye
v
holy, be sacred [From chabal tetlh: "be revered or dedicated to a religious purpose or to a deity".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
yI'De'
n
cervid-like animal
qep'a' 29
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'altlhIq
n
exclamation [This is a grammatical category, included among the chuvmey.] [Request]
qep'a' 30
04/14/2025
'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
04/15/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'ayIvlaS
n
moss [This is the closest Klingon equivalent, and quite similar.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
'a'baqa'
n
file, dossier, portfolio [From chabal tetlh: "Collection of textual and/or visual materials organized together".] [Request]
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'ISla'am lalDan
n
Islam
qep'a' 31
04/14/2025
'umyotlh
n
profit [This is strictly in the monetary sense, not general advantage or benefit.] [Request]
qep'a' 28
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
tera' na'ran chang
n
marmalade [The tera' may be dropped if the context is clear.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
tera' na'ran HuH
n
marmalade [The tera' may be dropped if the context is clear.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
DuHSum
n
type of animal, lobster [This is a Klingon animal which is found in water and has a huge claw.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
ghI'van
n
gryphon [an animal from Terran mythology, loanword]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
Her'IS
n
bird with long neck and long legs [was used to translate "flamingo"]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
logh'ob
n
front of an object [extended meaning, used in context]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
nenchoH
v
mature, grow up [This can be used for animal and plant growth and refers not just to increasing in size.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
neSngech
n
type of animal, dormouse [A dormouse-like Klingon animal that is active at night.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
pob
n
hair in animal fur [extended meaning]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
pu'vengmey
n
cat whiskers, insect antennae [This is just the plural of pu'veng-mey.] [Request]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
qer
v
shrink (get smaller)
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
qIp
v
knock (on a door) [extended meaning]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
Qa
v
grow (increase in size)
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
QaHa'
v
un-grow (shrink back to original size)
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
reD
n
side (exterior surface) [This is any side of an object that is not explicitly its top, bottom, front or back.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
reS
v
grow (flowers, plants, vegetables?) [The object is the plant which is grown by the subject.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
rewve' mIjDang
n
fan, handheld fan
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
SetqIn
adv
alternatively, instead, rather
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
SuS mIjDang
n
fan, handheld fan
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
Sut veragh
n
button (clothing) [If the context is clear, this can be shortened to veragh.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
tIr ngat
n
bread crumbs
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
woSwa'
n
type of animal, armadillo [This is a Klingon animal that rolls into a ball when in danger.]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
woSwa' ghew
n
rolling bug
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
wuqwI'
n
juror [A jury is not a Klingon concept, but Maltz thought that wuqwI' would get the meaning across.] [Request]
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
'opDIch
num
n-th
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
'oplogh
adv
several times
QelIS boqHarmey
02/13/2025
bewbeb
n
baobab [loanword]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
DISjaj
n
anniversary in years [Any unit of time can be used, though some are only used as wordplay.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
DI'raq
n
type of animal, sheep [This is a fluffy, wolly, shaggy Klingon animal.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
Hoghjaj
n
anniversary in weeks [Any unit of time can be used, though some are only used as wordplay.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
HovQeD
n
astronomy
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
Hovtej
n
astronomer
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
jarjaj
n
anniversary in months [Any unit of time can be used, though some are only used as wordplay.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
moQbID
n
dome [literally "half sphere"]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
pu'
n
horn (of an animal) [To distinguish from a spike, one can say Ha'DIbaH pu' or something similar.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
qargh
v
be bulky, be thick
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
qunQeD
n
history
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
quntej
n
historian
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
SaHa'ra'
proper n
Sahara [loanword]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
Su'wan ghew
n
butterfly [This is a large Klingon insect with very large wings.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
tom
v
tilt, be tilted [This can be used for head movement.]
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
tlhegh jIrmoHwI'
n
windlass
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
yItlhHa'
v
be lenient, be indulgent
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
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
02/13/2025
'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
02/13/2025
jorngab
n
shoulder piece of a Klingon uniform
Klingon at Conventions
02/13/2025
tlhI'
v
sign
Klingon at Conventions
02/13/2025
tlhI'
n
signature
Klingon at Conventions
02/13/2025
bav
n
circumference
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
bIp'uy'
num
100 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
bum
v
absorb [like a sponge (i.e. absorb liquid, not absorb information)] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
chul
v
be wise [Refers to demonstrating good judgment based on experience, not just intelligance or book-learning.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
DannI'
n
headphones [This device covers both ears and includes a band across head.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
Hajvav
n
weasel-like animal [This is an animal found on Qo'noS that's sort of weasel-like] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
Hampong DIr
n
scab [For the plural, use -mey, even if the scab is still attached] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
jatlh; ghughughwI' rur
v
speak with vocal fry [Sometimes ghughugh alone suffices] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
lI'lIy
n
lily [This is just borrowed in from Federation Standard; no native Klingon equivalent] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
maHSaghan
num
10 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
maH'uy'
num
10 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
maySon
n
superconductivity [For "be superconductive," say maySon chIw express superconductivity or the like] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
mutwa'
n
protozoan [The name, literally "Species #1," turned out to be not scientifically accurate, but it stuck] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
nar
v
reflect [This is the mirror-image / reverse-image sense of "reflect"; compare 'et bounce, rebound] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
netlh'uy'
num
10 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
nIm qulcher taD
n
ice cream [Ice cream is really a Terran thing; no native Klingon equivalent.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
ngaw
v
erode [This is not what rust does; this is what water, wind, and so on do.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
pIqcho'
n
athlete [An athletic competition is pIqcho' qaD or pIqcho' Quj.] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
qarpal
n
trapezoid [American -- not British -- sense of "trapezoid"; a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
ruH
v
blush [Maltz asserts that Klingons never blush... but then again...] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
SaDbIp
num
100 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
SaDSaghan
num
trillion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
SanIDbIp
num
100 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
SanIDSaghan
num
trillion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
SupDIng
n
cotton-like plant [a Klingon plant, parts of which are used to make cloth] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
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
07/29/2020
vatlhbIp
num
10 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
vatlhSaghan
num
100 billion [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
vatlh'uy'
num
100 million [as a number-forming element, it is preceded by a digit 1-9] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
vov
v
grapple, wrestle, tussle [For "tackle," combine with pummoH cause to fall (down)] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
'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
07/29/2020
'enteD
n
drug [Most 'enteDmey are used ritualistically, but recreational use is not unheard of (as with alcohol).] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
'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
07/29/2020
'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
07/29/2020
'evtlhev
n
base [This is really "base" -- not the same as "alkali," but includes alkalis] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
'Ir
v
be creamy, pasty [in the sense of toothpaste. Describes smooth, thick liquids or liquid-like things] [Request]
qep'a' 27
07/29/2020
Hay
v
somersault [a controlled roll, whereas ron applied to a person would mean they are rolling haphazardly]
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
06/12/2020
lav
v
lean, incline, slant
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
06/12/2020
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
06/12/2020
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
06/12/2020
tetlh
v
roll [as a log rolls down a hill]
De'vID Feb 2019 Q&A
06/12/2020
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
06/12/2020
tach
v
turn over [...if something flipped over on its own accord or seemingly on its own accord...]
4 June 2020 email to Lieven
06/09/2020
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
06/09/2020
DItlhon
n
ruby
OZ
04/20/2020
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
04/20/2020
lut rorgh
n
fairy tale
OZ
04/20/2020
ngIS
n
lubricant (for disruptor cannons) [acknowledged by Marc Okrand when providing words for OZ]
IKS Gorkon
04/20/2020
patmor
n
emerald
OZ
04/20/2020
puq lut
n
fairy tale
OZ
04/20/2020
puq lut rorgh
n
fairy tale
OZ
04/20/2020
qenSaS
N
Kansas
OZ
04/20/2020
QIn
v
inject
OZ
04/20/2020
watrIn
n
lubricant (general)
OZ
04/20/2020
weSjech ba'Suq Duj
n
hot air balloon
OZ
04/20/2020
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
04/20/2020
wIyqap
n
row or line (of people or things not expected to be in motion)
OZ
04/20/2020
'aS
N
Oz [transliteration]
OZ
04/20/2020
'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
04/20/2020
DeSwar bIr
n
refrigerator [not a Klingon thing]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
Do'ghI'
n
calf (body part) [the back of the lower leg, not a juvenile bovine]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
ghenlan
N
Greenland [country name]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
jIb'egh
v
suicide by hanging
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
jorchan velqa'
n
scenery, stage decoration
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
lIyenIn
N
Lenin [transliteration]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
maw
N
Mao [transliteration]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
much jech
n
costume [two words]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
much yaH
n
stage
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
qab jech
n
mask [two words]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
qaw'
v
tip over [what the thing does, falling from approximately vertical to approximately horizontal]
Hamletmachine
06/09/2020
qaw'moH
v
tip over, knock over, knock down [i.e. "make something fall over"]
Hamletmachine
06/09/2020
qo'qa' qo'la'
n
Coca-Cola [transliteration]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
rIv
v
split [like an ax does to a watermelon]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
vIrgh
v
rip (up), slash, tear (up), gash [like ripping a photo in half]
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
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
03/30/2020
'o'nI'
n
foam, froth
Hamletmachine
03/30/2020
baStan
N
Boston
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
bIQ notron
n
waterfall
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
boSporoS
N
Bosporus
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
ju'pIter
N
Jupiter (planet) [The "scientific" name of the planet is Sol vagh.]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
marIS
N
Mars (planet) [The "scientific" name of the planet is Sol loS.]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
nayeghra
N
Niagara
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
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'
01/28/2020
parIy
N
Paris
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
vIlaDelvIya'
N
Philadelphia
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
wa'SIngtanDIySIy
N
Washington, DC [in normal, day-to-day Klingon conversation, the DIySIy is never left off]
January 2020 email to DeSDu'
01/28/2020
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
11/18/2019
tanje'rIn
n
tangerine [A smallish fruit similar to a na'ran, with an easily-peeled skin.]
qepHom 2019
11/18/2019
chol
v
close in on, get closer to [-Daq is not needed on its object]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
Daghor tuq
N
House of D'Ghor [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
DennaS
N
Dennas [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
De'lor
n
stalactite, stalagmite
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
DISqa'vI'rIy
N
Discovery (starship) [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
DoylI'
n
cart [vehicle that is pushed or pulled, often with two wheels (but can have any number)]
qepHom 2019
11/18/2019
DughrI'
n
skull
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
Durghang
n
lock [physical device; requires a key or a code to open]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
gha'vIq
N
Grafk [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
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
11/17/2019
ghop 'etlh
n
type of blade weapon [displayed on nuH bey]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
ghoQ
v
be most recent [slang]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
ghunta
n
check, promissory note [obsolescent]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
jaqtala'
n
puberty, /jak'tahla/ (Klingon)
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
jat Hol
n
gibberish
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
jelwaS
n
iodine (element)
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
laq
v
speak gibberish [slang]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
laqlaq
n
gibberish [slang]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
lIr'el
N
L'Rell [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
mej
v
leave [refers simply to leaving one's current location]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
mejnay
n
apron (clothing)
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
mo'qay tuq
N
House of Mo'kai [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
muD 'umber
n
climate [as in "the Klingon homeworld has a very hot climate"]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
nobmeD
n
skeleton
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
ngItHel
n
type of musical instrument [can be played with a bow]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
ngItHel naQ
n
bow [used to play a ngItHel]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
pay'rIn
n
excavation, dug-up ruins
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
pa'beb De'lor
n
stalactite
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
pa'vo
N
Pahvo (planet) [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
pI'
v
be fat [no implication of obesity]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
qanQIy loS
N
Cancri IV (planet) [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
qargh
v
be thick, bulky [usually for inanimate objects]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
qa'mInar
N
Kaminar [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
qelpIngan
N
Kelpien [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
qelpIya'ngan
N
Kelpien [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
qol
N
Kol [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
rav De'lor
n
stalagmite
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
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
11/17/2019
ret
v
be most recent
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
ror
v
be fat, not lean [implies bulk due to body fat or the like; anthropomorphizes inanimate objecdts]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
SIlreq
N
Silrek [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
SIntlher
n
ancient extinct animal [non-scientific, general term]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
SIqnaSwaq
n
elf, gnome, a type of small person
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
SIqotlan
N
Scotland [country]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
tawleHnu'
n
hopeless situation
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
tawleHnu' pogh
n
emphatically hopeless situation
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
taw'
v
be ridgy, embossed [the opposite of 'ap be dented (not used for foreheads)]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
tIquvma
N
T'Kuvma [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
to'ratlh
N
Torath [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
tlheD
v
depart [implies setting out on a journey, having a goal or destination in mind]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
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
11/17/2019
voq
N
Voq [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
way'ar
n
chaos
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
web
v
be chaotic, disorganized [slang]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
wejbe'
n
nitrate [NO3, chemistry term]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
wonmugh
n
alley
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
yan
n
bow [slang]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'an
v
be petrified
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'an'or
n
fossil
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'an'orQeD
n
paleontology
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'an'ortej
n
paleontologist
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'at
v
inherit [for instance, if the father dies, the son inherits his possessions]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'eQ
adv
just now, a moment ago
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'or'eq
N
Or'eq [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
'ujIllI'
N
Ujilli [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
11/17/2019
buSHach
n
thought, notion [an individual thought, something thought of or about, something conceived of, a mental object/construct]
2019 email to pagh
07/23/2019
luvnup
n
daydream [associated sometimes with inattentiveness]
2019 email to pagh
07/23/2019
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
07/23/2019
'ergh
v
hallucinate
2019 email to pagh
07/23/2019
'achler
n
nape, scruff, back of neck
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'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
07/21/2019
'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
07/21/2019
balgharya'
N
Bulgaria
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
baQa'
excl
boo! hiss! [Often preceded or followed by general grumbling and growling; sometimes just grumbling and growling alone.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
ba'qIn
n
saddle [This refers to the seat strapped to the back of an animal]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
berlIn
N
Berlin
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
boghoy
n
procession, parade, march [See also tlhaj process, parade, march] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
botlh
n
median [of a group of numbers]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
bulvar
n
monk [gender-neutral; works like maqlegh]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
DI'ruj QeD
n
metaphysics
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
Dop
v
be negative (literally "be opposite") [wej Dop minus three or negative three; compare 'u' Dop "mirror universe"] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
ghapqa'
n
jaw [May be used for things that resemble anatomical jaws. In such cases, the plural remains ghapqa'Du'.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
ghIl
v
be the mean, be the average [arithmetic mean]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
ghong
v
exploit [This word can be translated "exploit" or "abuse"; it does not refer to physical abuse.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
HapQeD
n
physics
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
Henjun
n
whip [For the verb "whip", make use of Qach wield.]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
HIl'aD
n
step-by-step instructions [HIl'aD is singular; several sets of instructions is HIl'aDmey.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
lanDan
N
London
qep'a' 26
07/28/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
loScha'
n
coincidence [The verb usually associated with this is qaS occur, happen.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
manggha
n
station (train) [Place where a medium/long range transport arrive and depart.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/22/2019
maSquwa'
N
Moscow
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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]
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07/21/2019
mun'a'
n
unit of area [A mun'a' is 729 morghmey]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
nagh HeH
n
curb [of a road or street]
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07/21/2019
nungmaH
n
hybrid
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07/21/2019
ngavyaw'
n
canine-like creature (larger than a qovIj) [a large animal, like the creatures that accompany the guards on Rura Penthe] [Request]
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07/21/2019
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
07/22/2019
pa'raghway
N
Paraguay
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
pe'ru'
N
Peru
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
pIra'Ha
N
Prague
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
puHley'
n
cape, point [This is a geographical term.]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
pumnuj
n
handcuffs, manacles
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
qalmuS
N
color
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
qa'put
n
monkey-like creature [smallish and pretty monkey-like]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
qoch'uq
n
rubber [The gummy material]
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07/21/2019
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]
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07/21/2019
qovIj
n
canine-like creature (smaller than a ngavyaw') [a smaller animal, similar to Kruge's pet] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
qo'qo
n
coconut [This is a borrowing, not a native Klingon word.]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
qo'rIn
n
chromium salts [used in tanning]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
qut na'
n
salt (culinary, halite) [also, sometimes, Do'ol na', presumably depending on the exact form of the substance.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
rejghun
n
undergarments, underwear [This refers to underwear in general. To be more specific, say rejghun yopwaH bID, etc.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
rorgh
v
be fantasy [This is "be fantastic" in the fantasy sense; it does not mean "be wonderful, terrific"] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
SurIna'ma
N
Suriname
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
tamlerQeD
n
chemistry
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
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
07/23/2019
tol
v
go through, pass through, pass among [This is for passing through a crowd, or other group of objects.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
tlhaj
v
process, parade, march [See also boghoy procession/parade/march.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
tlhub
n
climax [Height of action in a narrative (not orgasm)]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
tlhur
v
catch [Grab in midair, like catching a baseball]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
wa'lay
n
mass [Concept in physics (distinct from "weight")]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
07/21/2019
'avghanIStan
N
Afghanistan
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'aw
v
go through, pass through (matter) [This is what ghosts, or phased lifeforms, do.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'emrIgh
n
ancestor (direct) [an individual ancestor in one's own bloodline] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'ImSIng
n
sewer [This refers to the whole sewer system -- tunnels, conduits, valves, etc. ] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'Inglan
N
England
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'Ir
v
guess, suppose, imagine [as in mejpu' SuvwI' 'e' vI'Ir I guess the warrior has left] [Request]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
'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
07/22/2019
'opuHwI'
n
prostitute [A slang term is qItoy]
qep'a' 26
07/21/2019
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
04/11/2019
ghI'neS
N
Guinness [Klingon spelling for the company name]
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
Hamburgh
N
Hamburg
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
men
v
have an area of
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
mu'neqo
N
Monaco
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
nu'
v
be particularly small, be miniature
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
SIqenDInavya'
N
Scandinavia
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
tIHmey
n
railroad tracks [based on tIH shaft of spear]
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
tlharwIl Duj
n
railroad car [part of a train]
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
'ewro
N
Euro [European currency]
MiniaturWunderland
04/01/2019
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
01/22/2019
nelwI'
n
partner, mate (e.g. matching socks or gloves)
January 2019 email to De'vID
01/22/2019
tu'mI'
n
sock [one of a paSlogh chang'eng]
January 2019 email to De'vID
01/22/2019
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
01/16/2019
qol
v
pronounce [refers to articulation]
January 2019 email to De'vID
02/13/2025
bIrI'tIS qolambIya
n
British Columbia
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
boqHar
n
miracle, wonder [you can say qaStaH boqHarmey!]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
chI'ID
n
uterus
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
chuq'a' leghwI'
n
space telescope [This is like the Hubble, not a Hov tut.]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
DaynguH
n
testicle
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
Do qaD
n
race [contest of speed]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
gheH
v
have a temperature of [typical object is a number of SImyon degrees]
qepHom 17
04/01/2019
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
11/28/2018
ghughugh
v
growl
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
Ham
v
be high (in pitch) [as in high voice]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
HID
v
sweat, perspire
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
Humlaw'
n
like a ghargh, but with lots of wiggly legs
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
'InSep
n
penis
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
jantor
n
witness [one who has actually seen or been part of an event, eyewitness]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
jorja
n
Georgia [US state]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
lay leng
n
aeronautics
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
lun
v
swell, swell up
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
mongghol 'uluS
n
Mongolia
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
nItlh gheb
n
trumpet
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
ngar
v
be miraculous, supernatural, wondrous
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
nguH
v
testify
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
nguHwI'
n
witness [one who testifies in court]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
ngutlh nagh
n
die/dice with letters
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
'onroS
n
drop [like a raindrop or a drop of any liquid]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
qalIvornIya
n
California
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
qamerun
n
Cameroon
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
qebeq
n
Quebec
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
qebeq veng
n
Quebec City
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
qey'Hav
n
vagina
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
qur'ep
n
wig
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
Qay'mol teSra'
n
puzzle piece [referring to a jigsaw puzzle]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
Qoghogh
v
snort [like a pig does, but not restricted to pigs or targs]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
Qung
v
be rounded, blunt [like the corner of table that is not a sharp angle]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
ra'
v
conduct (an orchestra) [literally command, order]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
rIch
v
talk about, discuss [The object of this verb is the topic of the discussion.]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
rutlh
v
be round [like a circle]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
Sach
v
expand [can be used [as an adjective] for: be amplified, fleshed out, elaborated, increased in scope, etc.]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
Sam
n
shawm [This is a loanword from Federation Standard]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
SaqDaq
n
landing site
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
SImyon
n
degree (unit of measure for temperature)
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
SIQab'el
n
Scrabble (the game) [This is just the Klingon spelling for the copyrighted name of the game.]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
SuynIj
n
sweat, perspiration
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
teSra'
n
tile (such as a Scrabble piece)
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
tomter
n
funnel
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
tuj 'otlh
n
infrared, infrared radiation
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
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
11/28/2018
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
07/23/2019
'ayItI
n
Haiti
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
'I' ghew
n
a bug that sort of resembles a beetle [This is two words.]
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
'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
07/23/2019
'onteryo
n
Ontario
qepHom 17
11/28/2018
wev
v
draw, make a drawing of
ta'puq mach
02/13/2025
bambu'
n
bamboo
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ban
v
be bruised
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
banmoH
v
bruise
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
bar
v
blink, flash [as in lighting up briefly or repeatedly]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
baylaD
n
slice [the chunk cut off as the result of quH]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
bel Qu'
n
hobby [literally "pleasure task"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
bIQ beb
n
surface of water [literally "water roof"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
bItlh
v
adapt to, get used to, acclimatize to, conform to, become adjusted to
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
bo'DIj nompuq
n
forensic evidence [literally "court evidence"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
bo'ghey
n
slope (of a mountain)
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
chen'ong
n
maze
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Daqav
n
bay, inlet, cove
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
DerlIq
n
chest, crate, trunk
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
DIy
v
be stuck [like when you can't get a door open or a window open]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
Do'ol HuD
n
dune [literally "sand mountain"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Do'ol raS'IS
n
grain of sand [literally "sand seed"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Du'ran
n
philtrum (groove between upper lip and nose)
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghan
v
glance at, take a quick look at
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghanroq
n
basis/foundation [underlying support for an idea, argument, or process, depending on context, could also be meq or qolqoS]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghan'Iq
n
police force
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghan'Iq yaS
n
police officer
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
gher'ID
n
results, outcome, effect, repercussions, consequence, ramification ["results" with the sense of "score, tally" is mIvwa'mey]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghevjur
n
shovel
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghItwI'
n
geyser [this is just "gusher, spouter"; if steam is emitted, say SeS ghItwI']
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghon
v
sparkle, glitter
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ghor'In
n
Gorn
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Hampong
n
wound, sore [a wound or sore with at least some abrasion, not just a bruise]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
HIr
v
be stuck [like a stamp is stuck to an envelope or a spitwad is stuck on a wall]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
HIS
v
be compressed (as in air)
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Ho'
n
cog/sprocket teeth
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Ho' rutlh
n
cog/sprocket wheel
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Huch jengva'
n
coin [literally "money plate"; often, not always, followed by -Hom .]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Huch ngop
n
coins [literally "money plates"; often, not always, followed by -Hom]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
janbI'
n
slope [mathematical term]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
jorchan
n
view, scene, scenery, sight, landscape
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
lang
v
be narrow, be thin
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
lIQ
v
be stuck [like when you can't solve an algebra problem or a crossword puzzle]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
logh'ob
n
chest [the upper front of the torso]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
lujwI' mIr
n
losing streak
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
luS
v
be submerged in, immersed in, surrounded by
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
marQen
n
eddy (in water)
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
meq
n
topic, subject, theme [of a conversation, story, etc; literally "reason, motive"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
me'cheD
n
cross (+), ex (x)
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
mInyoD
n
eyelid [literally "eye shield", used in Klingon Hamlet]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
mIr
n
streak [literally "chain"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
mIt
v
be appropriate, be suitable, be proper for the situation, circumstances
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
mItlhon
n
smaller sail
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
molHa'
v
dig up [like a bone or a fossil]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
moqtay'
n
bruise [a bruise you can see, but not an open wound;]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
mor
v
be agile, be dexterous [depending on context, could also be Soy'Ha']
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
naQjejHom
n
arrow [not really a Klingon gizmo]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
nel
v
match, pair up, map onto [like when fingerprints match]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
neq
v
intersect
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
neqratlh
n
glasses, spectacles
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ngajrun
n
puzzle, riddle [this is a made-up puzzle or riddle]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
ngat 'atlhqam
n
a type of mold ["gunpowder fungus"]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
ngen
v
be numb [of body parts; for emotions, use jemHa' or jemlaHbe']
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
pep'en
n
current [in air or water]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
pIlghIm
n
mast, flagpole
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
poymar
n
mystery [a real "mystery", something that confounds people]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
qaD mIr
n
tournament [literally "challenge chain"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
qappam
n
foundation [supporting under-structure of building]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
qerjIq
n
fireplace [specific place in a house for heating/food preperation]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
qey
v
be in vain, futile
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
qo'rob
n
puppet [this is as in "puppet state" or "puppet government"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
quH
v
slice, carve
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
quvHa'ghach mIr
n
losing streak
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
QapwI' mIr
n
winning streak [less common way to say it]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
Qu'Hom
n
errand
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
raghghan
n
doll, action figure, miniature humanoid
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
rapmar
n
oar
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
rarchuq
v
be related [generally/conceptually, from rar "connect"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
rarwI'
n
plug [this is "connector"; an electric plug is 'ul rarwI']
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
rIj
v
be moored, anchored
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
rIjHa'
v
be adrift
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
SIrgh raghghan
n
puppet [literally "string doll", the doll that is used in performances]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
SIyech
n
cane, reed
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
SolDeS
n
sail
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
SommI'
n
tool, implement, instrument
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
tutlh
v
be official [this is slang for "official"; when asked Maltz said nothing about "canon"]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
tlham
v
slide
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
tlhan
v
dig [the object is dirt or soil or a field or a road, for example, not "hole"]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
tlharwIl
n
link in a chain
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
tlhoS
adv
barely ["almost," used with a negative verb]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
tang
v
trip, stumble
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
turwI'
n
server (computer) [if clarity is needed, say De'wI' turwI' "computer server"; in context, turwI' alone is enough]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
tut Duj
n
lift, elevator ["column vehicle"; this is the cab, not the whole system]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
var
v
be stingy, miserly
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
varHa'
v
be generous
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
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
11/26/2018
vatlh
v
coil
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
vaw
v
be ambitious, determined, motivated [not like an ambitious task]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
vech
v
cross [as in a bridge crossing a river, etc., [see note below]]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
vergh
n
dock, portseaport, airport, spaceport [with a structure to attach to, like a pier; expanded meaning]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
vIl
v
be cool, as in chic [this is slang]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
vIQ
v
suffocate [does not take an object]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
vIQmoH
v
smother [for "drown" precede the verb with bIQDaq or the like]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
vI'Ir
n
tide
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
voD
v
drill, bore
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
voDmeH jan
n
drill [a shortened version, voD jan, is often heard; this is the whole device, not the drill bit]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
yay mIr
n
winning streak [common way to say it]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
ya'rIS
n
echo [for the verb, see "rebound" 'et]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
yul
v
be itchy
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
'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
11/26/2018
'an
v
waste [as someone sacrifices forces for a certain goal or just wastes one's resources]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
'anmoH
v
sacrifice
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
'atlhqam tun
n
a type of mold ["soft fungus"]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'ay
v
float [in/on water or other liquids; for in space, see "be adrift" rIjHa']
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
'echletHom vey
n
deck of cards
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'eD
v
crawl
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
'et
v
bounce, rebound, ricochet [the thing something bounces off of is marked with -vo']
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'Ich
v
be slippery
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'IqngIl
n
coil, spring
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'IrmeD
n
eddy [in air]
qep'a' 25
11/26/2018
'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
04/14/2025
'oq
v
sink [into water, etc]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'oqmoH
v
submerge
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'otHel
n
dock [any place a vessel is moored, even if there is no structure]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'unwat
n
basket [weaved container for carrying things]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'ung
v
squat down
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
'uq
v
whistle [if there's an object, it's the thing (song? birdcall?) being whistled]
qep'a' 25
04/14/2025
mIrSam
n
(smoking) pipe
May 2018 email to Rhona
07/03/2018
chongHa'
v
be italic [typeface]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
ghItlhmeH Ho'DoS
n
writing system [pIqaD is just one of many in the world/galaxy]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
ghojmeH mIw
n
lesson [like in a textbook -- Lesson 1, Lesson 2, etc.]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
ghu'lIS
n
entry, item in a list
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
Ho'DoS
n
system, method, manner, technique
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
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
02/17/2018
mab
n
account [information associated with personal access to a computer system]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
mIvwa'mey
n
tally, (total) score, census, headcount
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
mI' poj
n
statistics [number analysis]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
nompuq
n
authority, evidence, attestation, reference, citation ["source" in the literary sense]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
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
02/17/2018
ngaQmoH
v
sign out, log out [jargon, perhaps shortened from an earlier obsolete phrase mab Hung lojmIt ngaQmoH]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
ngutlh tu'qom
n
font, typeface ["written character appearance/form/shape"]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
pab buv
n
part of speech
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
pI'
v
be bold [typeface]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
qI'
v
register, sign up for (an account) ["register for an account" is mab qI']
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
Qagh
n
[computer] bug
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
QIch wab
n
speech sound [phoneme]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
QIch wab Ho'DoS
n
pronunciation
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/17/2018
yughmoH
v
filter [database term; X neH yughmoH filter for X only, include X only]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
02/13/2025
ghe'
v
be transformed, transmuted, metamorphosed, totally altered
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/06/2018
maleSya'
N
Malasia
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/06/2018
patlh
v
be ranked, have a status, be graded
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/06/2018
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
02/06/2018
qaw
n
memory ["...in the sense of the ability to remember or the power of recall."]
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/06/2018
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
02/06/2018
wov'on
n
memory ["...specific memories or recollections."]
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/06/2018
qulHuD
n
volcano
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/01/2018
rang
v
be responsible for, have responsibility for
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
02/01/2018
tamghay
n
light, luminescence, illumination
Marc Okrand email to Lieven January 2018
01/30/2018
Dop
v
be opposite, antithetical, contradictory
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
01/10/2018
San
n
fate, destiny ["fate" is in TKD]
TKD, 1 January 2018 email to Lieven
01/10/2018
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
01/10/2018
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
01/10/2018
'apuStoQ
n
hawk-like bird of prey that flies particularly fast.
8 January email to Jaymz Smith
01/10/2018
'u' Dop
n
mirror universe
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
01/10/2018
'u' quq
n
parallel universe
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
04/14/2025
DochHa'
v
be polite, civil, courteous
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
01/01/2018
DuHmor
n
palace (particularly elegant or grand castle)
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
01/01/2018
jem'IH
n
castle (a building built for protection or fortification)
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
01/01/2018
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
01/01/2018
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
01/01/2018
ba'Suq
n
bubble
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
but
v
be natural
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
chut qeSwI'
n
lawyer
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
Huj
v
be strange, unfamiliar
TKD, qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
jem
v
sense, feel, perceive, detect
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
jonSeH yaH
n
engineering (location) [where the engines are controlled]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
jum
v
be odd, peculiar, unexpected, fishy
TKD, qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
loy'
v
have personality, be charismatic, be charming [refers to positive personal characteristics]
qepHom 2017
11/28/2017
mI' mob
n
odd number [Not evenly divisible by 2. In appropriate contexts, the mI' could be left out.]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
mI' mobHa'
n
even number [Evenly divisible by 2. In appropriate contexts, the mI' could be left out.]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
much Qe'
n
cabaret (location) [such as a nightclub or restaurant where there's food/drink along with a show]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
mughbogh permey
n
subtitles [only if translation is implied. Not to be used for closed captions]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
ngel
v
attract, lure
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
ngelwI'
n
bait [Literally "attracter" or "lurer"; can be translated "bait" in the proper context.]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
pargh
v
be synthetic, artificial
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
peS
v
supply, furnish, provide, dispense [in the sense of "hand out, give out, distribute"]
Netflix press release
11/20/2017
qatra'
n
Katra (vulcan soul)
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
Qe' much
n
cabaret (show) [the show performed in a much Qe']
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
Qoylu'taH
v
the clock is ticking (idiomatically) [Is used in a situation when one is working towards a deadline, for instance.]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
SIr'o'
n
network, web, mesh, lattice, nexus
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
tem
v
deny, contradict, disavow, claim as false [It does not mean "refuse, reject, turn down, don't permit".]
TKD, qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
tIw
v
react emotionally, behave emotionally
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
tlhamchem
n
gravitational field
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
tlhapragh
n
monster
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
11/20/2017
weS
v
lose, no longer have, suffer a reduction of
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
woq
v
confirm, substantiate, corroborate
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
yuryum
n
yurium (explosive)
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
'anISyum
n
anicium (explosive)
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
'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
11/20/2017
'ejyo'SeH yaHnIv
n
Starfleet Command [If "Starfleet Command" is more like "Starfleet Operations Command", then go with 'ejyo'SeH yaHnIv.]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
'ol
v
verify, check if (something) is true, make sure that (something) is true
TKD, qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
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
10/06/2017
SanmIr
n
spore [seen in Klingon subtitles for Star Trek: Discovery "Context is for Kings"]
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
tutlh
v
be tattooed, have a tattoo
Marc Okrand email to Qov 3 October 2017
10/03/2017
tutlhmoH
v
tattoo
Marc Okrand email to Qov 3 October 2017
10/03/2017
lut mIr
n
series (of stories, movies, etc.)
qepHom 2017
11/20/2017
'ot
v
withhold (information)
Netflix press release
02/13/2025
'otHa'
v
disclose, divulge
Netflix press release
09/27/2017
muylIS
n
eyelash [revealed during the Hokey Pokey]
qep'a' 24
04/14/2025
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
07/31/2017
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
07/31/2017
borqu'
v
thunder [slang]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
04/14/2025
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
07/31/2017
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
04/14/2025
chur
v
be uncomfortable [because of clothes, room temperature, etc. (involved with physical unpleasantness)]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
churHa'
v
be comfortable [because of clothes, room temperature, etc. (involved with physical pleasantness)]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
Damu'
n
crease
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
Do'natu vagh
n
Donatu V [planet name]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
Duq
v
be stunned, be shocked [in the sense of astonished, astounded, dumbfounded, shocked (stronger than yay)]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
ghIS
v
wriggle, squirm [a word you might use when describing a good bowl full of qagh]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
ghugh
v
vocalize [referring to sound emitted by an animal, but not speech]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
ghul
n
bump, protuberance
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
ghut
v
predict [based on an aching bunion or Spidey-sense or if it's just a wild guess]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
Hay
n
area beyond [normally used with a point of reference "beyond X"]
qep'a' 24
04/14/2025
Heq
v
hail [A hailstone can be either chuch 'aplom ("ice pellet") or 'aplom chuch ("pellet ice")]
qep'a' 24
04/14/2025
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
04/14/2025
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
07/31/2017
jItuj'ep
n
mummy
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
jItuj'ep ngutlh
n
mummification glyph
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
job
v
zigzag, be jagged
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
mIvwa'
n
scar (result of a wound, regardless of how the wound occurred)
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
mI'rab
n
spiral
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
04/14/2025
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
07/22/2019
nev'aQ
n
sarcophagus (simple) [sort of an everyday sarcophagus, strictly utilitarian]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
nIl
v
be grassy
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
noDwI'
n
avenger
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
04/14/2025
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
07/31/2017
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
04/14/2025
pel'aQ
n
coffin [also the shell of an egg]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
po'oH
n
corner of the street, corner of a piece of paper
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
puH beQ
n
plains, flatlands
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
puH nIl
n
grassland, steppe
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
puH yIQ
n
swamp, wetlands
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
qut
v
predict [fraudulent or suspected to be fraudulent, or if it's a carnival act or the like]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
raw
v
lightning
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
rel
v
be dazed, be delusional [in the sense of confused, unable to think properly, bewildered]
qep'a' 24, qepHom 2017
04/14/2025
retlaw
n
dent, indentation
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
roptoj
n
scar (result of some sort of disease, infection, etc.)
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
ruSvep
n
invitation
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
SanDIy
n
scar (result of a wound received in the course of fighting/battling)
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
tajvaj
n
corner of a room [same word as for "angle"]
qep'a' 24
04/14/2025
taq
v
be scarred
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
taqmoH
v
scar
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
07/31/2017
tellarngan
n
Tellarite [inhabitant of the planet tellar wa']
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
07/31/2017
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
07/31/2017
tuD
v
thunder
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
vep
n
proclamation, notification, announcement, and the like
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
04/14/2025
ver
v
be spiral
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
vey'
v
be comfortable, be plentiful [for the sense of free from hardship or more than adequate, like a comfortable income]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
vey'Ha'
v
be uncomfortable, be meager [for the sense of being inadequate or barely adequate or meager]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
vung
v
cyclone, hurricane
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
07/31/2017
wal
v
vibrate, be in a state of vibration [move in a fast repetitive way, like a guitar string]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
way
v
be striped
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
07/31/2017
wer
v
be creased, be wrinkled
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
wermoH
v
crease, wrinkle
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
wol
v
be creased, be folded
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
wolmoH
v
crease, fold
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
yamtaw
n
line
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
yamtaw job
n
jagged line, zigzagging line
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
yegh
v
be spotted
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
yuwey
n
continent
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'ambay
n
island
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'anDorya'ngan
n
Andorian
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'ap
v
be dented
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'aplom
n
pellet
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'apmoH
v
dent
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'aq
v
predict, prognosticate [Based on deductive reasoning or research or science]
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'aQvoH
n
act of watching over a fallen warrior's body
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'ejvoH
n
stripe
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'evta'
n
animal similar to a newt or salamander
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'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
04/14/2025
'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
07/31/2017
'oDtu'
n
spot, splotch, blemish, blotch
qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'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
04/14/2025
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
07/31/2017
qangtlhIn
n
beliefs, principles, standards, ethics, ideology
PCHC/qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
'Irgh
v
bully, intimidate, pick on, harass
PCHC/qep'a' 24
07/31/2017
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
11/25/2016
lIlwI'
n
simulator
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
mIn tojwI'
n
optical illusion
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
mIn yuq
v
perform magic [referring to a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
mIn yuqwI'
n
magician [the most common way to refer to a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
reS
v
conjure, cast a spell
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/26/2016
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
11/25/2016
yuq
v
outwit, outsmart
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
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
11/25/2016
'IDnar lIl
v
perform magic [referring to a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
'IDnar lIlwI'
n
magician [a stage magician]
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
'IDnar pIn'a'
n
wizard, sorcerer
November 2016 email to Lieven
11/25/2016
qIt
n
a big, fat bird native to Kronos, which is able to fly, but not for a long time
Smithsonian Klingon skit
11/14/2016
bartIq
n
branch (of a tree)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
baS laSvargh
n
foundry
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
baS SIrgh
n
wire
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
belghIya'
n
Belgium
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
bIQ ghItmoHwI'
n
fountain
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
bIraSIw
n
Brazil
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
bon
v
share with [B-vaD C bon A: A shares C with B]
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
cheSqa'
n
Czech Republic
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
chIq
v
cross, transverse
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
chungHa'wI'
n
brake
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
DabqI'
n
mud, clay, putty
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Daq noy
n
landmark (not a building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
De' QulwI'
n
librarian
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
DI'on
n
characteristic, trait
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
DoQmIv'a'
n
bathtub, swimming pool [when needed, distinguish by qualifiers: Say'moHmeH DoQmIv'a', QalmeH DoQmIv'a']
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Du'Hom
n
garden
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ghan
v
be hectic, very active, lively
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ghanHa'
v
be peaceful, calm
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ghaptal
n
equator
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ghav 'uSqan
n
steel
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ghIt
v
flow (e.g., water), gush, spout
qepHom 15
11/25/2016
ghommeH yotlh
n
plaza, courtyard
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ghuQ
n
poem
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Han
v
be learned, scholarly, erudite
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Hutvav
n
nerve (anatomy, physiology)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Hutvav rarwI'
n
neural synapse
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
jaDchu'
v
juggle (objects, not tasks)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
jeS, jeS QoQ
n
jazz (music) [loanword from DIvI' Hol]
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
jey'
n
tin
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
jey' Sorpuq
n
bronze
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
jInmol pa'
n
studio, workspace
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
lat
n
monument, memorial (building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
leng chach mab
n
trip insurance ["voyage emergency contract"]
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
letSeburgh
n
Luxembourg
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
lIbya'
n
Libya
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
lIHtentay'
n
Lichtenstein
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
lIn
v
share [C (lu)lIn A B je: A and B share C; lInchuq implies a physical relationship of some sort]]
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
logh chal je 'angweD
n
planetarium
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
logh chal je 'angweD qach
n
planetarium (building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
mab
n
agreement, contract, commitment
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
maghrIb
n
Morocco
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
majyang mIllogh
n
mosaic
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
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
11/04/2016
mItlh
v
forge (metal)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
mIyama
n
Burma/Myanmar
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
mI' tej
n
mathematician
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
morgh
n
unit of area (27 square 'ujmey)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
mutlh
v
manufacture, construct, put together
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
naw'wat
n
remote, small, desolate place
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
nayjerya'
n
Nigeria
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
nuyorgh
n
New York
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
ngutlh
n
letter, written character
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
paq Duj
n
bookmobile
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
paq nojwI'
n
librarian
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
paq nojwI' qach
n
library (building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
paq nojwI' tum
n
library (public)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
peQnagh
n
magnet
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
pet
v
be welded (together)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
pe'bIl
n
lightning
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
pItlhbergh
n
Pittsburgh (US)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
po'lISqa'
n
Poland
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
qach noy
n
landmark (building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
qenya'
n
Kenya
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
quba'
n
Cuba
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Qechjem'a'
n
trunk (of tree)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
QIn tum
n
postal service
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
QIn tum qach
n
post office (building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
QongDaq 'echlet tun
n
mattress
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Qu
v
cast (metal)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
QumeH ngaSwI'
n
mold (for casting)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
rem
v
suck (e.g. through a straw)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
req
n
wax
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
rI'meH wovmoHwI'
n
beacon
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
SaQatvelo'
n
Georgia
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
SeD
v
drive (a land vehicle)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Sep
n
country
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
SIlovenISqa'
n
Slovakia
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
Surya'
n
Syria
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
SuwISya'
n
Switzerland
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
taw 'ay'
n
city block
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
tera' 'arDeH
n
ivy (Terran)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
tungyen
n
concrete
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
tur
v
carry out, conduct (a mission), perform (duties)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
tu'qom
n
shape, form, appearance, configuration
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
tlhop
n
public area
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
van Hew
n
monument, memorial (sculpture)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
van qach
n
monument, memorial (building)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
velSo'
n
chromium
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
velSo' 'uSqan
n
stainless steel
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
veneSwe'la'
n
Venezuela
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
vev
v
pin, attach or fasten with a pin
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
vIncha'
n
furnace
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
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
07/31/2017
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
11/20/2017
vI'laS
n
fog, mist
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
vol
n
pane, panel, sheet (not for bed)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
vun
v
order (in a restaurant, from a catalog, etc.)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
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
11/04/2016
wanI'
n
effect [e.g. Herghqoq wanI' placebo effect]
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
waS
v
be wrong, awry
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
wa' rutlh qam Do Duj
n
unicycle
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
yab qoD
n
subconscious mind
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
yeru'Sala'yIm
n
Jerusalem
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
yInbogh lom
n
zombie
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
yotlh
n
park (e.g., recreational)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'al
v
float (in/on air)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'al'on
n
glass (material)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'amerI'qa' tIng chan tIng
n
South America
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'amerI'qa' 'ev chan 'ev
n
North America
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'anDo'ra'
n
Andorra
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'antartIq
n
Antarctica
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'angweD
n
museum
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'arDeH
n
ivy-like plant
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'arHentInya'
n
Argentina
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'aSralya'
n
Australia
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'aSya'
n
Asia
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'avrI'qa'
n
Africa
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'a'ghen
n
professor, master teacher
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'a'leghen'I'
n
Allegheny (River, Mountains; US)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'emvI'
n
pin (straight)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'eqwaDor
n
Ecuador
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'eStIy
n
Estonia
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'ewrop
n
Europe
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'eyawaDIy
n
Irrawaddy (River in Burma/Myanmar)
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'eyre'
n
Ireland
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'IDnar
n
magic, wizardry
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'ISlan
n
Iceland
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'Iw remwI'
n
vampire
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'oSteray'
n
Austria
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
'o'roy'
n
chalk
qepHom 15
11/04/2016
betgham
n
liquid (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
bo'voD
n
drawer
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
cheS
n
an animal with long ears, similar to an Earth rabbit
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
chum
v
be colorful [Friends of Maltz: Qov]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
Dem
v
be clear, transparent, uncolored [Friends of Maltz: Qov]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
DeSwar
n
closet, cupboard, cabinet, fixed storage device
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
DIgh
v
undertake, deal with
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
DI'ruj
n
reality [Friends of Maltz: qurgh]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
DI'ruj velqa' nIqHom
n
virtual reality software [Friends of Maltz: qurgh]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
DoQmIv
n
sink for cleaning hands, face, food, etc
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
ghub
n
bud (the flower, fruit, or shoot before it develops)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
HanDI'
n
cell
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
Har'ey
n
rainbow
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
jajlo' chum
n
sunrise (colorful sky) [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
javtIm
n
virus
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
jI'ev
n
handle, knob, doorknob
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
lay
n
air (technical term)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
lep
n
solid (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
lerup
n
bacterium, bacteria
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
lI'choD
n
plasma (state of matter)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
magh
n
Klingon plant that most closely resembles grass
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
magh yotlh
n
lawn
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
neb
n
nozzle (like on the end of a hose)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
nIqHom
n
software [Friends of Maltz: qurgh]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
noq
n
nipple
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
ngIng
v
be negatively charged, have a negative charge
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
pay'an
n
particle
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
pa'logh
n
the past (as a whole)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
pul
v
be ground up
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
qeQ
n
fecal matter
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
qImroq
n
season
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
qorghwI'
n
pacifier
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
quSlab
n
couch, bench, chair for multiple people
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
Qechjem
n
stem, stalk
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
Qem
v
holster, sheathe, pocket (weapon, tool, instrument) [Friends of Maltz: janSIy]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
Qenno'
n
pulp (of a plant)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
QIq
v
draw, pull out (weapon, tool, instrument) [Friends of Maltz: janSIy]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
raS'IS
n
seed
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
rewve'
n
air (everyday word)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
rID
v
digest (the process food goes through)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
roSghaH
n
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
ruS
v
be positively charged, have a positive charge
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
Suntay'
n
pollen
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
Sut DeSwar
n
wardrobe, clothing closet
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
taQbang
n
slang for either "urine" or "fecal matter"
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
tem
n
electron
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
tuch
n
the future (as a whole)
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
turmIq
n
urine
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
tlhay'
v
be tame, domesticated [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
tlhoD
v
be somewhat obscured, filtered, smudged, fuzzy
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
tlhom
n
dusk [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
tlhom chum
n
sunset (colorful sky) [Friends of Maltz: Quvar]
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
valtIn
n
proton
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
vIb
v
move through time toward the future, propagate
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
vIbHa'
v
move through time toward the past
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
vorgh
v
be previous
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
vuj
v
expel, eject
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
vur
v
be modern, up-to-date, state-of-the-art
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
yomIj
n
neutron
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
yorgh
n
shelf, bookshelf, fixed or non-fixed (general term)
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
'InSong
n
flower (bright part of plant)
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
'oynot
n
unspecified flesh (of an animal)
qep'a' 23
04/14/2025
'uma'
n
petal
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
'ut'at
n
chest of drawers
qep'a' 23
07/25/2016
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
11/04/2015
baS Ha'on
n
staple
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
bIQyIn
n
cookie sandwich (two chabHommey stuck together)
qepHom 2015 p.12
11/03/2015
chabal
n
something desired or requested
qepHom 2015 p.12
10/30/2015
chuv
n
leftover
qepHom 2015 p.12
10/30/2015
DIr paH bID
n
kilt-like garment [DIr bID is sufficient if the context is clear.]
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
Dut
v
slam down (object is the thing slammed down)
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
ghav
n
carbon
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
ghID
v
pierce, perforate
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
gho paq
n
binder, notebook (something you can add and remove pages from)
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
ghogh'ot
n
bill, payment request, something you must pay
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
Ha'on
n
staple
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
Ha'on vevwI'
n
stapler
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
HeySel
n
atom
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
jal
v
imagine, envision
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
jIn
v
wish
qepHom 2015 p.12
10/30/2015
julSIp
n
helium
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
laS
v
ink up, put paint on a brush
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
may' Sut
n
body armor (battle clothing)
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
mej'aD
n
artery
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
nav QIn
n
letter (message written on paper)
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
nav vaH
n
envelope (paper cover)
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
nIqDob
n
perforator, hole punch
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
no'negh
n
sulfur
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
ngaH
v
squeeze (an object)
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
ngIDvoS
n
lead (element)
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
paw'aD
n
vein
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
pe'meH 'echlet
n
cutting board
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
pID
v
slang for laS (ink up, put paint on a brush)
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
qoch
v
squeeze into (a space) [The object is the space into which the subject is squeezing itself.]
qepHom 2015 p.18
11/03/2015
qol'om
n
gold
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
qoq De'wI' Dojmey
n
botnet (computer jargon)
qepHom 2015 p.21
10/30/2015
rItlh 'echlet
n
ink pad
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
SIrlIy
n
silver
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
SIryoD
n
body armor (old form) (prefered by Maltz)
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
Sorpuq
n
copper
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
SuqSIv
n
core (of an apple, planet, sun, but not a group)
qepHom 2015 p.12
10/30/2015
Su'nIm
n
raised profile, ridges, pattern (as in fingerprints, tires, shoe tread)
qepHom 2015 p.20
10/30/2015
tamler
n
element (in chemistry)
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
tarDIghaD
n
tardigrade
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
taw
n
road, street, path, etc (physical version of He)
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
tenwal
n
page (in a book)
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
tera' bIQ lung'a'
n
alligator, crocodile
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
tera' nagh DIr charwI'
n
snail
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
toqwIn
n
(rubber) stamp
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
tlhat
n
grid [either two-dimensional array or lines on a map]
qepHom 2015 p.18
11/04/2016
vem
n
print, mark, tracks, image or pattern left in the dirt from stepping on it
qepHom 2015 p.20
10/30/2015
vev
v
insert, put in
qepHom 2015 p.18
10/30/2015
war
n
column (in a table or spreadsheet)
qepHom 2015 p.21
10/30/2015
wa'chaw
n
spreadsheet, table
qepHom 2015 p.21
10/30/2015
wev
n
row (in a table or spreadsheet)
qepHom 2015 p.21
10/30/2015
yang
n
image from a (rubber) stamp
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
yugh
v
include, consist of, be composed of (in chemistry)
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
yu'muD
n
form (to be filled out)
qepHom 2015 p.21
10/30/2015
'alnIl
n
(belt) buckle
qepHom 2015 p.14
10/30/2015
'eQway' 'echlet
n
mouse pad
qepHom 2015 p.19
10/30/2015
'otlh poH
n
Planck time
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
'otlhQeD
n
quantum physics
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
'otlhtej
n
quantum physicist
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
'o'rIS
n
molecule
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
'uSqan
n
iron (element)
qepHom 2015 p.13
10/30/2015
qav'ap
n
rent, cost, price, value
Monopoly
06/30/2015
Qoyje'
n
certificate, diploma ["proof or verification of some sort of achievement or accomplishment"]
Marc Okrand email to DYM May 2015
05/29/2015
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
03/31/2015
qatru'
n
nerd [This is a common (and nerdier) synonym for venwI'.]
FFN
03/31/2015
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
03/31/2015
ven
v
be nerdy [This describes someone who is "into" a subject, a true devotee, a serious participant in related activities.]
FFN
03/31/2015
yutlhegh
n
musical scale, range, spectrum
FFN
03/31/2015
muchpa'
n
auditorium, theatre [This is not on the DVD itself, but was used during its development.]
FFN
03/16/2015
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
11/20/2017
baghHa'
v
decrypt, break, crack (a code) [without permission, by unauthorized means]
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
chaw' ngoq
n
password, passphrase, passcode
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
De'wI' tIS
n
laptop computer, portable computer
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
De'wI'Hom
n
laptop computer, portable computer
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
loHjan
n
computer CPU (Central Processing Unit) [De'wI' loHjan if clarification is necessary]
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
nItlh 'echlet
n
keyboard [De'wI' nItlh 'echlet for computer keyboard if clarification is necessary]
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
petqaD
n
bone-mender (medical device)
Haynes BOP Manual, p.107
02/02/2015
raS De'wI'
n
desktop computer
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
rutlhHom
n
scroll wheel on a computer mouse
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
So'
v
encrypt
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
So'Ha'
v
decrypt [done with permission, by an authorized party]
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
'echlet Hab
n
touchpad [De'wI' 'echlet Hab for computer touchpad if clarification is necessary]
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
'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
02/02/2015
'Internet
n
internet [Yes, it is a proper Klingon word.]
qepHom 13
02/02/2015
QaDmoHwI' DIr
n
towel
TN!LK
04/14/2025
Qal
v
swim
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Qay
n
sound of letter Q [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
Qej
v
prize, treasure
Monopoly
01/31/2015
QemjIq
n
hole, hollow [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
01/31/2015
QI
n
bridge (over a river) [Marc Okrand email to Qov August 2012]
misc
01/31/2015
QIn 'echletHom
n
postcard
TN!LK
04/14/2025
QIncha'
n
type of animal, Krencha [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
04/14/2025
QujmeH moQ
n
ball
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Qumran
n
scroll [Marc Okrand email 2013-06-03]
qepHom 11
01/31/2015
Qur
n
structure, organization, arrangement, anatomy [Marc Okrand email 2011-10-24]
qepHom 10
01/31/2015
rajma'
n
kidney
qepHom 10
04/14/2025
raQ
n
outpost
Monopoly
01/31/2015
raSber naH
n
raspberry
TN!LK
01/31/2015
raSya'
N
Russia
TN!LK
04/14/2025
ray
n
sound of letter r [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
ray' tIr
n
rice
TN!LK
04/14/2025
ra'Duch
n
triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
04/14/2025
ra'Duch puj
n
scalene triangle
qepHom 13
04/14/2025
ra'Duch quv
n
isosceles triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
04/14/2025
ra'Duch tIQ
n
equilateral triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
04/14/2025
ra'Duch tut
n
prism with three-sided base [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
04/14/2025
ra'wI' lupwI'
n
taxi
TN!LK
01/31/2015
ren
v
design, map out, plan (a physical object) [Marc Okrand email 2011-10-24]
qepHom 10
01/31/2015
renwI'
n
designer, architect [Marc Okrand email 2011-10-24]
qepHom 10
01/31/2015
rIt
v
summon
Monopoly
01/31/2015
rol taj
n
razor
TN!LK
01/31/2015
ropyaH qach
n
hospital
TN!LK
01/31/2015
ruS
n
bond [qep'a' wa'maH SochDIch]
paq'batlh
01/31/2015
Say
n
sound of letter S [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
Say'moHwI' tlhagh
n
soap
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Se'tu'
n
saucepan
TN!LK
01/31/2015
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
03/23/2015
SIS yoD
n
umbrella
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Soj naQmey
n
chopsticks
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Sor
n
club (card suit) [DYM]
qepHom 13
01/31/2015
Sut HabmoHwI'
n
iron
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Sutra'ber naH
n
strawberry
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Suverya'
N
Sweden
TN!LK
01/31/2015
SuwomIy
N
Finland
TN!LK
01/31/2015
Su'ghar qutmey
n
sugar cubes
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tajvaj leD
n
right angle
qepHom 13
03/02/2015
tajvajHom
n
acute angle
qepHom 13
03/02/2015
tajvaj'a'
n
obtuse angle [DYM]
qepHom 13
03/02/2015
taSman
n
ditch [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
01/31/2015
tay
n
sound of letter t [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
tera' na'ran
n
orange
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tera' na'ran wIb
n
lemon
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tera' na'ran'a'
n
grapefruit
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tera' peb'ot
n
cucumber
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tera' yav 'atlhqam
n
mushroom
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tIr ngogh
n
bread [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15]
qepHom 9
01/31/2015
tIr ngogh QaD
n
toast
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tomat naHmey
n
tomato
TN!LK
01/31/2015
toSwI' qal'aq
n
climbing apparatus, jungle gym [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
tuqjIjQa'
N
United Kingdom
TN!LK
01/31/2015
turIqya'
N
Turkey
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tlhagh patat 'oQqar naQHommey
n
fries
TN!LK
01/31/2015
tlhay
n
sound of letter tlh [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
tlhIm
n
carpet, rug, tapestry, blanket [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
01/31/2015
vagh reD mey'
n
pentagon [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
vagh reD 'Impey'
n
pyramid with five-sided base [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
vay
n
sound of letter v [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
vayya'
n
isosceles triangle [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
va'nuch
n
heel [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HQ:v13n1p9
01/31/2015
vel
v
cover, coat, mask [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
01/31/2015
velqa'
n
replica, copy
Monopoly
01/31/2015
velwI'
n
coverer, coater, masker (person) [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
01/31/2015
vey
n
set, pack, package
Monopoly
01/31/2015
ve'
v
travel with a purpose, for a specific reason, travel on a mission [STID]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
vIl
v
be ridgy [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HQ:v13n1p9
01/31/2015
vIl
n
hanger-on
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
vIlle'
n
minion
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
vInDa'
n
compatriot, community member, cohort, fellow citizen [STID]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
vIraS
N
France
TN!LK
01/31/2015
vum
n
contemptible or despicable person, scumbag, bastard [STID]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
vuy
v
be helpful, supportive [STID]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
wab HevwI'
n
radio
TN!LK
04/14/2025
wab qoSta' 'aplo'
n
cassette, audiotape
TN!LK
04/14/2025
wan
v
be straight [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
01/31/2015
wanHa'
v
be crooked, bent [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
01/31/2015
way
n
sound of letter w [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
wejwa'
n
flavor, taste [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
01/31/2015
wel
v
owe (someone)
qep'a' 18
04/14/2025
weQmoQnaQ
n
World Wide Web
qepHom 11
01/31/2015
wID
v
massacre (connotes indiscriminate killing) [STID]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
wIl
n
spike [Marc Okrand email to Qov August 2012]
misc
01/31/2015
wIlpuq
n
pudding [like butterscotch?]
qep'a' 15
01/31/2015
woch
v
be tall [Star Mitzvah reward: comparison]
HolQeD v13n1p9
01/31/2015
wovmoHwI' moQ
n
light bulb
TN!LK
04/14/2025
wun
v
be unprotected, vulnerable
Monopoly
01/31/2015
wuS rItlh naQ
n
lipstick
TN!LK
01/31/2015
yay
n
sound of letter y [alphabet ]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
yergh
n
geometric solid [DYM]
qepHom 13
01/31/2015
yIr
v
gather (items) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
01/31/2015
yISra'el
N
Israel
TN!LK
04/14/2025
yIvbeH
n
shirt
TN!LK
01/31/2015
yIvbeH SeQHa'
n
T-Shirt
TN!LK
01/31/2015
yI'
v
speak in an honorable or respectful fashion [STID]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
yopwaH bID
n
shorts
TN!LK
01/31/2015
'amerI'qa' SepjIjQa'
N
United States of America
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'anyan 'oQqar
n
onion
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'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
04/14/2025
'aSralya'
N
Australia
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'at
n
sound of letter a [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
'echlet
n
board
Monopoly
01/31/2015
'echletHom
n
card
Monopoly
01/31/2015
'elaDya'
N
Greece
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'elI'jaH
n
unexpected guest
qep'a' 13
04/14/2025
'epIl naH
n
apple
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'eQway
n
navel, belly button
qepHom 10
01/31/2015
'eSpanya'
N
Spain
TN!LK
01/31/2015
'eSpeD
n
spade (card suit) [Marc Okrand to DYM]
qepHom 13
01/31/2015
'et
n
sound of letter e [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
'Impey'
n
pyramid [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/31/2015
'It
n
sound of letter I [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
'Italya'
N
Italy
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'IvtIH
n
hip [pagh lut]
qep'a' 18
04/14/2025
'I'SeghIm
n
curmudgeon [Marc Okrand email 2012-03-27]
email
01/31/2015
'o
excl
O (vocative) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
01/31/2015
'och mutlhwI'
n
plumber [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
01/31/2015
'ot
n
sound of letter o [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
'o'wen
n
someone/something of ambiguous status [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
01/31/2015
'uj'a'
n
big uj (unit of linear measure, about 3.15 meters)
SKNG:03FEB1999
01/31/2015
'ul pat mutlhwI'
n
electrician [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
01/31/2015
'ul Sech
n
flashlight
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'ul 'aplo'mey
n
batteries
TN!LK
04/14/2025
'urgh
v
jab, poke [DYM]
qepHom 13
01/31/2015
'urghwI'
n
poker (card game) [DYM]
qepHom 13
01/31/2015
'ut
n
sound of letter u [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
bam
v
face, have the prospect of having to deal with [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
banan naH
n
banana
TN!LK
01/30/2015
barat
N
India
TN!LK
01/30/2015
bay
n
sound of letter b [alphabet ]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
beb mutlhwI'
n
roofer [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09 ]
qepHom
01/30/2015
beylI'
n
bank
TN!LK
01/30/2015
bIQ Duj
n
boat
TN!LK
01/30/2015
buq
n
bag, sack, pouch, pocket [Marc Okrand email 2010-11-15 ]
qepHom 9
01/30/2015
buqjaj
n
Friday
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
buq'Ir
n
cube [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27 ]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
chach Duj
n
ambulance
TN!LK
01/30/2015
chalqach
n
tower [qep'a' wa'maH SochDIch]
paq'batlh
02/13/2025
chay
n
sound of letter ch [alphabet ]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
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
03/30/2020
cha''etlh pe'wI'
n
scissors
TN!LK
01/30/2015
chIvo'
n
total dishonor, absolute lack of honor [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
chIw
v
express, embody, exude, epitomize [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
chuD
n
people, kin, member of the same group or tribe or clan (very similar to vInDa') [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
DaSjaj
n
Monday
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
Day
n
sound of letter D [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
Denmargh
N
Denmark
TN!LK
01/30/2015
Deq
v
be erstwhile, former, prior, ex- [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
De' chu' ghItlh
n
newspaper
TN!LK
01/30/2015
De' jengva'
n
compact disc
TN!LK
01/30/2015
DIr QanwI' taS
n
suntan lotion
TN!LK
01/30/2015
Doj
n
batch, pile, heap, accumulation [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
Dojmey
n
mass, masses, multitude, a very large but indeterminate group of something (people or otherwise) [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
DoyIchlan
N
Germany
TN!LK
01/30/2015
DujtlhuQ
n
star (shape) [Marc Okrand email 2014-01-27]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
ghach
v
lurk, lie in wait, lie low (ready to ambush, for example, hidden but posing a threat) [STID]
qepHom 12
01/30/2015
ghantoH
n
model, example, pattern [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
01/30/2015
gharlIq 'oQqar
n
garlic
TN!LK
01/30/2015
ghay
n
sound of letter gh [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
04/14/2025
ghay
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