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 July 2024.
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.
yab qoD
n
subconscious mind
qepHom 15
yachchuqmeH wutlh pa'
n
cuddle dungeon ["There's no word for 'cuddle,' but yachchuq gets us kind of close. The verb yach means 'pet' or 'stroke' (like petting a dog), and yachchuq means 'pet each other' or something like that. yachchuqmeH means 'for the purpose of petting each other.' So yachchuqmeH wutlh pa' is 'underground room for petting one another' — that is, 'cuddling dungeon.'"]
8 January email to Jaymz Smith
yaH
n
duty station, station [Any place specifically designated for the performance of a task (or tasks) is a yaH. A stage is the yaH for the performance of plays or, perhaps, music. A football field is the yaH for a football game. A laboratory is a scientist's yaH. And, of course, on a ship, a yaH is a duty station. If context isn't enough to clarify what sort of yaH it is, you can say things like much yaH, QoQ yaH, tamlerQeD yaH, etc.]
TKD, Hamletmachine
yamtaw
n
line
qep'a' 24
yamtaw job
n
jagged line, zigzagging line
qep'a' 24
yan
n
bow [slang]
qepHom 2019
yang
n
image from a (rubber) stamp
qepHom 2015 p.19
yaS cha'DIch
n
second officer
KGT p53
yaS wa'DIch
n
first officer
KGT p53
yatqap
n
a gray (sometimes white) bird that can travel particularly long distances without pausing
HolQeD v10n4p5
yay
n
sound of letter y [alphabet ]
qep'a' wa'maH javDIch
yay mIr
n
winning streak [common way to say it]
qep'a' 25
ya'rIS
n
echo [for the verb, see "rebound" 'et]
qep'a' 25
yegh
v
be spotted
qep'a' 24
yem
v.i.
sin
KCD
yeq
v
cooperate [This was missing from Klingon-English listing in TKD, which listed instead jIj, while jIj is missing from the English-Klingon side of TKD]
TKD
yer
n
domain, holdings, territory
NEWS
yergh
n
geometric solid [DYM]
qepHom 13
yergho
n
wall of a city (from yer+gho)
NEWS
yeru'Sala'yIm
n
Jerusalem
qepHom 15
yInbogh lom
n
zombie
qepHom 15
yIntagh
excl
epithet
TKD p178
yIQ
v
be wet
This was missing from the English-Klingon side of TKD
yIr
v
gather (items) [qep'a' wa'maH chorghDIch]
paq'batlh
yISra'el
N
Israel
TN!LK
yIvbeH
n
shirt
TN!LK
yIvbeH SeQHa'
n
T-Shirt
TN!LK
yI'
v
speak in an honorable or respectful fashion [STID]
qepHom 12
yomIj
n
neutron
qep'a' 23
yopwaH bID
n
shorts
TN!LK
yor
n
top (exterior)
HolQeD v8n3p2
yorgh
n
shelf, bookshelf, fixed or non-fixed (general term)
qep'a' 23
yotlh
n
park (e.g., recreational)
qepHom 15
yo'SeH yaHnIv
n
Operations Command [Apparently this is a proper noun.]
HolQeD v8n4p11
yugh
v
include, consist of, be composed of (in chemistry)
qepHom 2015 p.13
yughmoH
v
filter [database term; X neH yughmoH filter for X only, include X only]
Feb 2018 email to De'vID
yul
v
be itchy
qep'a' 25
yuq
v
outwit, outsmart
November 2016 email to Lieven
yuQjIjDIvI'
n
United Federation of Planets [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is yuQjIjQa']
TKD
yuQjIjQa'
n
United Federation of Planets [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is yuQjIjDIvI']
TKD
yur
n
distant cousin, niece or nephew (second cousin, grand-nephew, etc.) [The singular form is never used in place of tey' or lor, but the plural may be used for a group including tey' and/or lor, so long as there is at least one more distance cousin, niece or nephew in the group.]
HolQeD v9n3p8
yuryum
n
yurium (explosive)
qepHom 2017
yut
v
distract, create a diversion [The object of this verb, when there is an object, is the person or group of people (usually) being distracted.]
November 2016 email to Lieven
yutlhegh
n
musical scale, range, spectrum
FFN
yuvtlhe'
n
lid, cover, cap
HolQeD v8n3p2
yuwey
n
continent
qep'a' 24
yu'egh
n
wave
This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD
yu'muD
n
form (to be filled out)
qepHom 2015 p.21
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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.