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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O (vocative) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]

paq'batlh

'ob

be curved, arced [Request]

qep'a' 26

'obray'wal

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

conduit [(add to previous defs) ]

BoP Poster

'och mutlhwI'

plumber [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]

qepHom

'oDtu'

spot, splotch, blemish, blotch

qep'a' 24

'ol

verify, check if (something) is true, make sure that (something) is true

TKD, qepHom 2017

'olQan

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

'onteryo

Ontario

qepHom 17

'opuHwI'

prostitute [A slang term is qItoy]

qep'a' 26

'oq

sink [into water, etc]

qep'a' 25

'oqe'

coral [The word for "reef" is tlher'aq] [Request]

qep'a' 26

'oqmoH

submerge

qep'a' 25

'or

pilot, operate (an aircraft)

HolQeD v11n2p8

'orghen

Organia [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'.]

TKD

'orghen rojmab

Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya' rojmab]

TKD

'orghenya'

Organia [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen.]

TKD

'orghenya' rojmab

Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen rojmab]

TKD

'orghenya'ngan

Organian [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghengan]

TKD

'orghengan

Organian [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'ngan]

TKD

'orwI'

pilot, one who operates (an aircraft)

HolQeD v11n2p8

'or'eq

Or'eq [Discovery]

qepHom 2019

'oSHeQ

spleen [Request]

qep'a' 27

'oSteray'

Austria

qepHom 15

'ot

sound of letter o [alphabet]

qep'a' wa'maH javDIch

'ot

withhold (information)

Netflix press release

'otHa'

disclose, divulge

Netflix press release

'otHel

dock [any place a vessel is moored, even if there is no structure]

qep'a' 25

'otlh poH

Planck time

qepHom 2015 p.13

'otlhQeD

quantum physics

qepHom 2015 p.13

'otlhtej

quantum physicist

qepHom 2015 p.13

'ovmay

direct object [Request]

qep'a' 26

'oynot

unspecified flesh (of an animal)

qep'a' 23

'o'megh

end (of a song)

HolQeD v12n2p9

'o'nI'

foam, froth

Hamletmachine

'o'rIS

molecule

qepHom 2015 p.13

'o'roy'

chalk

qepHom 15

'o'wen

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.