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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'ub
v
be lonely [Request]
qep'a' 27
'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
'uchgha'
n
RNA [Request]
qep'a' 27
'uD Haqtaj
n
laser scalpel
veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9
'uD'a'
n
laser
veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9
'ujIllI'
N
Ujilli [Discovery]
qepHom 2019
'uj'a'
n
big uj (unit of linear measure, about 3.15 meters)
SKNG:03FEB1999
'ul gho
n
circuit ['ul ghomey circuits] [Request]
qep'a' 27
'ul pat mutlhwI'
n
electrician [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]
qepHom
'ul Sech
n
flashlight
TN!LK
'ul 'aplo'mey
n
batteries
TN!LK
'uma'
n
petal
qep'a' 23
'umber
n
ecosystem, environment [Request]
qep'a' 26
'unwat
n
basket [weaved container for carrying things]
qep'a' 25
'ung
v
squat down
qep'a' 25
'uq
v
whistle [if there's an object, it's the thing (song? birdcall?) being whistled]
qep'a' 25
'ur
v
treason, commit treason [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD.]
Addendum of TKD
'urgh
v
jab, poke [DYM]
qepHom 13
'urghwI'
n
poker (card game) [DYM]
qepHom 13
'urwI'
n
traitor [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD]
Addendum of TKD
'uSgheb
n
a noisy bird known to make a ruckus at dawn, likened to a rooster [much fiercer than a rooster]
HolQeD v10n4p5
'uSqan
n
iron (element)
qepHom 2015 p.13
'ut
n
sound of letter u [alphabet]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
'ut'at
n
chest of drawers
qep'a' 23
'u' Dop
n
mirror universe
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
'u' quq
n
parallel universe
1 January 2018 email to Lieven
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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.