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
'o
excl
O (vocative) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
'obray'wal
n
type of animal; sort of resembles a scorpion [It runs really fast in a seemingly haphazard way and has a dangerous (sharp and poisonous) tail.]
qepHom 17
'och
n
conduit [(add to previous defs) ]
BoP Poster
'och mutlhwI'
n
plumber [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
'oDtu'
n
spot, splotch, blemish, blotch
qep'a' 24
'ol
v
verify, check if (something) is true, make sure that (something) is true
TKD, qepHom 2017
'olan 'ambaymey
proper n
?land Islands [a region in Finland]
qepHom 2023
'olImpIya' qaD
n
Olympics [loanword]
qepHom 2024
'olQan
n
gap [like the space between your teeth or the area between rows of seats in a theater, but it and 'olQanmey can be used for the space in a room, space on a desk, etc. A verb commonly used with 'olQan is 'uch. This generally means "hold, grasp," but when the object is 'olQan it's often translated "occupy" or "take up."]
qep'a' 25
'omwI'
n
resistor [or 'ul 'omwI', when necessary to avoid ambiguity]
qepHom 2024
'onteryo
n
Ontario
qepHom 17
'on'aS
n
health
qepHom 2024
'on'aSQeD
n
medicine
qepHom 2024
'opDIch
num
n-th
QelIS boqHarmey
'oplogh
adv
several times
QelIS boqHarmey
'opuHwI'
n
prostitute [A slang term is qItoy]
qep'a' 26
'oq
v
sink [into water, etc]
qep'a' 25
'oqmoH
v
submerge
qep'a' 25
'oQqar qIj
n
licorice [Klingons eat a kind of root they call 'oQqar qIj (?black root?), which is rather bitter. Because of the similarity, however, they refer to licorice (candy) as tera' 'oQqar qIj.]
qepHom 2023
'or
v
pilot, operate (an aircraft)
HolQeD v11n2p8
'orghen
n
Organia [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'.]
TKD
'orghen rojmab
n
Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya' rojmab]
TKD
'orghenya'
n
Organia [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen.]
TKD
'orghenya' rojmab
n
Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen rojmab]
TKD
'orghenya'ngan
n
Organian [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghengan]
TKD
'orghengan
n
Organian [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'ngan]
TKD
'orwI'
n
pilot, one who operates (an aircraft)
HolQeD v11n2p8
'or'eq
N
Or'eq [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
'oSteray'
n
Austria
qepHom 15
'ot
n
sound of letter o [alphabet]
qep'a' 16
'ot
v
withhold (information)
Netflix press release
'otHa'
v
disclose, divulge
Netflix press release
'otHel
n
dock [any place a vessel is moored, even if there is no structure]
qep'a' 25
'otlh poH
n
Planck time
qepHom 2015 p.13
'otlhQeD
n
quantum physics
qepHom 2015 p.13
'otlhtej
n
quantum physicist
qepHom 2015 p.13
'ovjeq'IS
n
professional [To indicate the difference between being skilled and not skilled, use po' and tlhIb. A professional meaning someone who does something because it's their occupation (as opposed to hobby) or official position is a 'ovjeq'IS. Often the slang term yaS (literally "officer") is used. An "amateur," someone who does something but does not consider this activity to be their occupation or something done as a part of their official duties, is a Sutlhne'. There's also a slang term, tavwI', based on the expression tav neH "tinker" (verb). A 'ovjeq'IS may or may not be po', likewise a Sutlhne' may or may not be tlhIb.]
qepHom 2023
'oynot
n
unspecified flesh (of an animal)
qep'a' 23
'o'lav'a'
n
bass drum
qepHom 2023
'o'megh
n
end (of a song)
HolQeD v12n2p9
'o'nI'
n
foam, froth
Hamletmachine
'o'nI' Sub
n
solid foam (like styrofoam)
qepHom 2020
'o'rIS
n
molecule
qepHom 2015 p.13
'o'roy'
n
chalk
qepHom 15
'o'wen
n
someone/something of ambiguous status [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-02]
qepHom
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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.