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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gha'vIq
N
Grafk [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
ghab
v
kill (when on a hunt) [HoH is a general word for kill. ghab means kill as a result of hunting (thus the hunt was a successful one) or when the killing is the result of a planned-out process.]
qep'a' 26
ghach
v
lurk, lie in wait, lie low (ready to ambush, for example, hidden but posing a threat) [STID]
qepHom 12
ghal
v
be jealous (of), envy
HolQeD v8n3p4
ghan
v
be hectic, very active, lively
qepHom 15
ghan
v
glance at, take a quick look at
qep'a' 25
ghanHa'
v
be peaceful, calm
qepHom 15
ghanroq
n
basis/foundation [underlying support for an idea, argument, or process, depending on context, could also be meq or qolqoS]
qep'a' 25
ghantoH
n
model, example, pattern [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-15]
qepHom
ghan'ach
n
seizure (medicine) [Request]
qep'a' 27
ghan'Iq
n
police force
qep'a' 25
ghan'Iq yaS
n
police officer
qep'a' 25
ghang
v
end prematurely (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to prematurely end. The direct object is the event that is ended.]
HolQeD v12n2p8
ghangwI'
n
horizon
HolQeD v11n2p8
ghapqa'
n
jaw [May be used for things that resemble anatomical jaws. In such cases, the plural remains ghapqa'Du'.] [Request]
qep'a' 26
ghaptal
n
equator
qepHom 15
gharlIq 'oQqar
n
garlic
TN!LK
ghav
n
carbon
qepHom 2015 p.13
ghav 'uSqan
n
steel
qepHom 15
ghaw
v
excavate, dig (a hole, trench, ditch, etc.) [use ghaw when the object is the resulting hole; use tlhan when the object is the material being removed]
qepHom 2019
ghawran
proper n
Gowron
HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25 & S26
ghaw'
n
gum (oral anatomy) [(slang)] [Request]
qep'a' 27
ghay
n
sound of letter gh [alphabet]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
ghay