New Klingon Words

Disclaimer: This list is not current. It was last updated with words revealed in the middle of 2020. It will be brought up to match present knowledge by the end of 2023.

The words listed here were revealed or expanded upon after the publication of The Klingon Dictionary and Klingon for the Galactic Traveler. This list was compiled and maintained for many years by Will Martin (a.k.a. charghwI'). It is now curated by Alan Anderson (a.k.a. ghunchu'wI'). Note that not all of these words are perfectly defined, and the list is subject to additions, deletions, and emendations as our knowledge increases. The choice of what words deserve to be included in this list is up to Alan. Send him suggestions for additional entries, realizing that only words from confirmed Okrand sources will be accepted, and the source must be cited. See the explanation at the bottom of this list for source abbreviation descriptions.

In order not to compete with Dr. Okrand's income via royalties, the vocabulary of TKD and KGT will not be reproduced here. For a complete word list, combine this list with the ones in those two books.

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'echlet

board

Monopoly

'echlet Hab

touchpad [De'wI' 'echlet Hab for computer touchpad if clarification is necessary]

qepHom 13

'echletHom

card

Monopoly

'echletHom vey

deck of cards

qep'a' 25

'eD

crawl

qep'a' 25

'eDjen

an arrogant or haughty person

HolQeD, v12n3p9

'eDSeHcha

n, plural

Take-Off/Landing Thrusters

BoP Poster

'ej De' vIchel

adv

by the way, parenthetically [This comes at the beginning of a sentence. This is the full form. In everyday conversation, 'ej and/or De' (and even vI-) are often omitted. Klingon grammarians argue about whether the resulting De'chel should be considered an adverbial in its own right.] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'ejtlhal

tumor [Request]

qep'a' 27

'ejvoH

stripe

qep'a' 24

'ejyo' ra'ghomquv

Starfleet Command [If Starfleet Command is of a lower level of importance than Starfleet High Command, leave off the quv, getting ra'ghom.]

qepHom 2017

'ejyo'SeH yaHnIv

Starfleet Command [If "Starfleet Command" is more like "Starfleet Operations Command", then go with 'ejyo'SeH yaHnIv.]

qepHom 2017

'elaDya'

Greece

TN!LK

'elI'jaH

unexpected guest

qep'a' wa'maH wejDIch

'em

vomit

HolQeD, v12n4p8

'emrIgh

ancestor (direct) [an individual ancestor in one's own bloodline] [Request]

qep'a' 26

'emvI'

pin (straight)

qepHom 15

'en

be not something, non- [Request]

qep'a' 26

'enteD

drug [Most 'enteDmey are used ritualistically, but recreational use is not unheard of (as with alcohol).] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'entepray'

proper n

Enterprise (name of ship)

S15 HolQeD v4n3p5

'ep

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.]

'epIl naH

apple

TN!LK

'epIn

peach [A Klingon fruit similar to a peach, plum, or apricot. When clarification is needed, for the Earth fruit, precede with tera'.] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'eqwaDor

Ecuador

qepHom 15

'eQ

adv

just now, a moment ago

qepHom 2019

'eQway

navel, belly button

qepHom 10

'eQway'

computer mouse [A mouse button is leQ. Usually there are a poS leQ left button and nIH leQ right button. A scroll wheel is rutlhHom. To click a mouse button is 'uy; to "click a link" on a screen is wIv.]

qepHom 13

'eQway' 'echlet

mouse pad

qepHom 2015 p.19

'ergh

hallucinate

2019 email to pagh

'erwI'Daq

telepathy [Request]

qep'a' 27

'er'In

end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {megh'an} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {'er'In}, the OTHER end is called {megh'an}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.]

HolQeD v12n2p6

'eSpanya'

Spain

TN!LK

'eSpeD

spade (card suit) [Marc Okrand to DYM]

qepHom 13

'eSqa'

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

'eSreH

dew [Request]

qep'a' 27

'eStIy

Estonia

qepHom 15

'et

sound of letter e [alphabet]

qep'a' wa'maH javDIch

'et

bounce, rebound, ricochet [the thing something bounces off of is marked with -vo']

qep'a' 25

'ev

northwestward, area to the northwest (320 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counted clockwise with 0 at north)

HolQeD v8n4p6

'ev

applaud [This applies to whatever it is that Klingons do to applaud or show approval/appreciation. The most common way to refer to the clapping that Humans do is by the phrase toch yo slap palm(s).] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'evta'

animal similar to a newt or salamander

qep'a' 24

'evtlhev

base [This is really "base" -- not the same as "alkali," but includes alkalis] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'ewro

Euro [European currency]

MiniaturWunderland

'ewrop

Europe

qepHom 15

'eyawaDIy

Irrawaddy (River in Burma/Myanmar)

qepHom 15

'eyre'

Ireland

qepHom 15

'e'levan

elephant [This refers to the Terran animal, not some similar Klingon animal -- if there is such a thing -- and the word is obviously just taken from Federation Standard, so it's not so much a Klingon word as it is a Klingonization of a Federation Standard word.]

qep'a' 24

'e'mam

aunt, father's sister

HolQeD v9n3p8

'e'mamnal

aunt, father's brother's wife

HolQeD v9n3p8

'e'nal

someone who married into the family [No specific family relationship is given.]

HolQeD v9n3p9

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Works Cited

CK: Okrand, Marc. (1992). Conversational Klingon (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 5-022-73903-6391
FFN: Festival of the Spoken Nerd (2015). Full Frontal Nerdity DVD. Laughing Stock. ISBN: 0-671-79739-5
Hamletmachine: Translation by Lieven Litaer of Heiner Müller's 1977 play Die Hamletmaschine. (link)
HolQeD: (1992 to present). The quarterly journal of the Klingon Language Institute. Assorted interviews with and articles by Marc Okrand. ISSN: 1061-2327
KCD: Okrand, Marc. (1992). Star Trek: Klingon, CD-ROM. New York: Simon & Schuster Interactive. ISBN: 0-671-52873-4
Monopoly: (2011). MONOPOLY® – Star Trek Klingon Limited Edition, board game. USAopoly/Hasbro.
OZ: 'aS 'IDnar pIn'a' Dun, Jackson Bradley's translation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
PCHC: Chase Masterson (2016). Pop Culture Hero Coalition message. Facebook. (link)
PK: Levine, Barry & Okrand, Marc. (1993). Power Klingon: Master the Language of Warriors (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-87975-8
qepHom: An annual meeting of Klingonists in Germany. The first such qepHom took place in 2002. (The word can refer to any minor gathering, but this list uses it exclusively for the organized German meeting.)
qep'a': The annual conference of the Klingon Language Institute. Marc Okrand is often in attendance. qep'a' wa'DIch was held in 1994. (The word can refer to any convention or conference, but this list uses it exclusively for the KLI's annual meeting.)
TKD: Okrand, Marc. (1985 & 1992). The Klingon Dictionary, 2nd ed. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-74559-X
TKW: Okrand, Marc. (1996). Star Trek: The Klingon Way: A Warrior's Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-53755-5
TN!LK: (2011). Talk Now! Learn Klingon. EuroTalk, Ltd. ISBN: 1-846-06606-9
veS QonoS: (1990). Newsletter of Mortas-Te-Kaase, a defunct Klingon club. Some new words from Marc Okrand appeared, and a subset of these were later used in CK. The entire list was reprinted by permission of both Okrand and the club in HolQeD 1:3.