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

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'ub

be lonely [Request]

qep'a' 27

'uch

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

'uch

keep (in the combination of change) [meaning for ?keep the change? added]

qepHom 2020

'uchgha'

RNA [Request]

qep'a' 27

'uD Haqtaj

laser scalpel

veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9

'uD'a'

laser

veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9

'ughDuq ghargh

caterpillar [This is a little squirmy animal that somehow turns into a Su'wan ghew. It is not used to make qagh.]

ta'puq mach

'ujIllI'

Ujilli [Discovery]

qepHom 2019

'uj'a'

big uj (unit of linear measure, about 3.15 meters)

SKNG:03FEB1999

'ul gho

circuit ['ul ghomey circuits] [Request]

qep'a' 27

'ul ghom'oH

electrical outlet [Request]

qep'a' 28

'ul le'mIS

insulator [the 'ul can be left off if context is clear]

qepHom 2024

'ul pat mutlhwI'

electrician [Marc Okrand email 2012-01-09]

qepHom

'ul Sech

flashlight

TN!LK

'ul 'aplo'mey

batteries

TN!LK

'uma'

petal

qep'a' 23

'umber

ecosystem, environment [Request]

qep'a' 26

'umyotlh

profit [This is strictly in the monetary sense, not general advantage or benefit.] [Request]

qep'a' 28

'unqal

kettle [Maltz said that, as far as he knew, the resemblance of this word to 'un qal, presumably corrupt pot (whatever that might mean), was just a coincidence.] [Request]

qep'a' 30

'unwat

basket [weaved container for carrying things]

qep'a' 25

'ung

squat down

qep'a' 25

'uppol

stunt, feat [Request]

qep'a' 30

'uq

whistle [if there's an object, it's the thing (song? birdcall?) being whistled]

qep'a' 25

'ur

treason, commit treason [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD.]

Addendum of TKD

'urgh

jab, poke [DYM]

qepHom 13

'urgh neH

tinker [slang; fiddle with something in an attempt to fix, mend, or improve it, especially in an experimental or unskilled manner] [Request]

qepHom 2021

'urghwI'

poker (card game) [DYM]

qepHom 13

'urwI'

traitor [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD]

Addendum of TKD

'uSgheb

a noisy bird known to make a ruckus at dawn, likened to a rooster [much fiercer than a rooster]

HolQeD v10n4p5

'uSqan

iron (element)

qepHom 2015 p.13

'ut

sound of letter u [alphabet]

qep'a' 16

'ut'at

chest of drawers

qep'a' 23

'u' Dop

mirror universe

1 January 2018 email to Lieven

'u' quq

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.