qep'a' wejmaH cha'DIch - New Words
Notes in parentheses are for context or explanation based on the chabal tetlh request. Other notes are provided by Maltz and Dr. Okrand.
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| tlhIngan Hol | Type | English | Notes | Request |
| jungQu' | noun | adventure | (A daring and bold undertaking, often in unfamiliar surroundings, in which danger and risk are likely.) | |
| vep | noun | advertisement | The type of advertisement can be further specified, e.g., ngevwI' vep, Suy vep, rubyo' vep, etc. | |
| pa'nItlh | noun | aisle | (A linear space for walking with rows of non-walking spaces on both sides, as in temples, meeting halls, theatres, long passenger vehicles, shops, and warehouses.) | |
| ngeHvuymItlh | noun | anagram | Also ngeHvuymItlh mu', ngeHvuymItlh 'erQen. | |
| chollar | noun | arrow | It turns out Maltz was wrong and there is a Klingon bow‑and‑arrow type of weapon that was used in the past in addition to modern bows and arrows borrowed from or modeled on those of other cultures. A chollar is a traditional form of arrow. | |
| qawchan | noun | attitude, mindset | ||
| Hur | noun | background | (As in background music, instrumental background, background signal.) | |
| ngeyyIgh | noun | baryon | (A baryon is a type of composite subatomic particle that contains an odd number of valence quarks, conventionally three) | |
| chIb | verb | be advantaged, have an advantage (over) | One could say chIb SuvwI' the warrior is advantaged/has an advantage but not SuvwI' chIb advantaged warrior | |
| moQ | verb | be blistered | (To have raised bumps/bubbles most often caused by heat.) | |
| maD | verb | be cracked | (As in a cracked rib or cracked glass. Be broken without separation of parts.) | |
| putlh | verb | be decorated, adorned | To putlhmoH something may or may not improve its appearance, but it definitely adds something to it. | |
| ngaw' | verb | be deficient, incomplete, partial | In reference to vitamins, but also other things. | |
| vIw | verb | be sacrosanct | ||
| Qar | verb | be sentient, be self-aware, be conscious | ||
| rIng | verb | be startled | ||
| lop qul | noun | bonfire | This term is used even if no celebration is involved. | |
| 'aqghu'al | noun | bow (ancient Klingon weapon) | Archaic name for a Klingon bow weapon of a particular traditional type, not used so much these days. The word has been replaced in most contexts by HurwI', a more general term for "bow," but the traditional term pops up now and again. | |
| yeplar | noun | bunch | This is a collection of the same kind of item that are somehow connected to each other. With tlhoQ, the items are typically of different or mixed types. | |
| cho'rIS | noun | carbohydrate | ||
| boq | noun | chord (music) | ||
| roqlIpe' | noun | civilian | This word refers to anyone not a member of the group under discussion. Hence a non-military person in contrast to military personnel, a non-government worker in contrast to government workers, a non-Klingon speaker in contrast to Klingon speakers, etc. Not used to contrast races, species, nationalities, etc. — that is, not used for a non-Klingon or a non-Swede. | |
| HaSghon | noun | class (course of instruction) | This may be used in such constructions as mI'QeD HaSghon "math class." "Class," meaning a group of students, is HaSghon ghom. | |
| jIltob'or | noun | classic | (A work of timeless quality and excellence exemplary of a particular style, genre, or era. This is distinct from the concept of a masterpiece) | |
| 'erQen SoQ | noun | clause | (A verb and its modifiers such as subjects, objects, and other arguments; may be independent or dependent on other clauses.) | |
| tengDar | noun | cluster | A collection of similar items that are not, or were not originally, attached to each other. With tlhoQ, the items are typically of different or mixed types. | |
| meStlhal | noun | coal | ||
| teb | verb | compensate | This is a slang usage. It is in the monetary sense. | |
| lev | verb | compensate, make up for | This is not used for monetary — or equivalent — compensation. | |
| 'umber | noun | context | (Surroundings, environment, circumstances, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or utterance) | |
| SIr'am | noun | cork, phellem | (What qorghwI'mey are often made of on Earth.) | |
| ro'ar | noun | cosmetics, makeup | (preparations applied externally to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes.) | |
| wIQwI' | noun | crane | The machine. | |
| namlIgh | noun | creature | This refers to any kind of creature — human, animal, gorn, monster… | |
| newlugh | noun | cyst | (The medical term.) | |
| Hur Hap | noun | Dark Matter | ||
| lIjbach | noun | density | ||
| jungwI' | noun | dragonfly | ||
| jungwI' ghew | noun | dragonfly | This is an insect found on Qo'noS. For the Terran insect, add tera' to clarify when needed. | |
| wolmeye' | noun | drone, UAV | ||
| Duj chIm | noun | drone, UAV | ||
| qul Sawqe' | noun | ember, hot coal | (A piece of glowing coal, wood or other burning material that constitutes fuel for a fire.) | |
| qul pugh | noun | embers | (The glowing remains of coal, wood, or other burning material that constituted fuel for a fire.) | |
| tetlhnagh | noun | examination, test (education) | Maltz thought this word may have come about as a result of the way tests used to be administered or how test results evaluated, but he wasn't sure. | |
| meb | verb | experience a vision | (Can be used with an object, as in veqlargh vImeb "I experienced/saw Fek'lhr in a vision.". Distinct from 'ergh 'hallucinate', jal 'imagine', and jorchan 'view, scenery, landscape'.) | |
| jung | verb | flitter, dart | ||
| Delnga | noun | gradient | (It forms a gradient to the closest minimum.) | |
| HIng | verb | graft | (To implant so as to form an organic union.) | |
| Sunpel | noun | gymnastics, acrobatics | This word is often the object of the verb mI'. It may be used with or without -mey. When clearly singular, it refers to a single activity or maneuver. | |
| gheHro' | noun | heirloom | (An item possessed by a family, or other group, that is passed down through the generations of that group.) | |
| HeH 'alqen | noun | hem | (border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.) | |
| wIQ | verb | hoist, pull up, heave up | ||
| tIw' | verb | hover | (Like a hummingbird, helicopter, drone, dragonfly, etc.) | |
| 'erQen pIQHa' | noun | idiom, idiomatic expression | ||
| vo'nIng | noun | image | ||
| vo'nIngmey | noun | imagery | This "imagery" refers to a general impression, metaphor, simile, mental idea, and the like, not a physical image like a drawing or something on a view screen. | |
| law'wan | noun | inertia (physics) | ||
| tagh negh | noun | infantry, infantrymen, foot soldiers | ||
| tagh mang | noun | infantryman, foot soldier | (Soldiers who fight on foot as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units regardless of external transportation.) | |
| ghurtaHghach | noun | inflation | Normally used in reference to economics. Cannot be used to refer to putting air into a balloon or tire or the like. | |
| qIb lI'choD | noun | Intracluster Medium | (The Intracluster Medium is the very hot, low-density, diffuse plasma in between galaxies inside a galaxy cluster.) | |
| yu Daq | noun | key (music) | (group of pitches, or scale, that forms the basis of a musical composition) | |
| nav toQ | noun | kite (toy) | This term is used regardless of what material the kite is made out of and regardless of shape. | |
| nItSol | noun | knob, pull, handle | As on a drawer or cabinet. | |
| Selrach | noun | ladder | This is the general term for any type of ladder. | |
| Some specific types of ladders: | ||||
| wIlHay Selrach | noun | a movable ladder with two legs forming an A shape | ||
| Selrach vaD | noun | rope ladder or similar | ||
| la'tInum | noun | latinum | ||
| DIS | noun | loop, circuit (non-electrical) | Can refer to any path or route with the same starting and ending point. The path doesn't have to be circular, though it often is. Thus it can be used for "orbit" or "lap around a track)," for example. | |
| quvyaH tlhIn | noun | mannerism | (An often unconscious habitual behavior peculiar to an individual) | |
| ra"ab | noun | market (economics) | (a composition of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations or infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange.) | |
| yalqom | noun | mop | A swab, like a Q‑Tip, could be called yalqomHom. | |
| noH bey | noun | motto, slogan | ||
| logh 'eng | noun | nebula | ||
| HalSIH | noun | oil | This is a very general term covering oils of all kinds, including petroleum and seed oils and more. | |
| ngel'ongbIj | noun | paresthesia, pins and needles | ||
| ngel'aH | noun | peasant | "Serf" or "peon" could be toy'wI"a' ngel'aH or wIjwI' toy'wI"a' or Du' toy'wI"a'. | |
| qup Huch | noun | pension | ||
| porSor | noun | black pepper (plant) | ||
| porSor ngat | noun | ground black pepper | ||
| porSor 'aplom | noun | peppercorn | ||
| 'erQen | noun | phrase | ||
| chI'negh | noun | placenta | ||
| DurHop | noun | proboscis | ||
| vaH | noun | quiver | (For storing arrows.) | |
| jangchuq | verb | react (chemically) to/on each other | ||
| jang | verb | react (to something chemically) | ||
| ghIqIr | noun | redshift | ||
| qeq | verb | rehearse | ||
| Darnoq | noun | retina | ||
| SIller'It | noun | scaffolding, exoskeleton | Depending on referent, can be used with either -mey or -Du'. | |
| tImjol | noun | scandal | ||
| reqnub | noun | sclera | (The white of the eyes.) | |
| bIQ'a' Qa'Hom | noun | sea urchin | This is a Terran animal. | |
| 'alqen | noun | seam | (A suture or stitching that joins any two pieces of material) | |
| poH | noun | session, shift | Found in constructions such as Qu' poH "work shift," HaSghon poH "class session," etc. | |
| manta' ma'lI' | noun | silk (fiber) | ||
| manta' weSjech | noun | silk cloth, silk fabric | ||
| manta' ma'lI' SIrgh | noun | silk thread | ||
| pugh qegh | noun | a place that is disgusting, dirty, unpleasant, rundown, etc. | This is a slang term. | |
| qIj'am | noun | slate (rock) | ||
| mIng | verb | socialize, socialize with | ||
| vaSqe' | noun | stadium, amphitheater | ||
| HanDI' tlhol | noun | stem cell | ||
| Do' | noun | swarm | Though originally referring to a mass of creatures of some sort (such as maqSung Do' "swarm of bees"), the word's meaning is sometimes broadened and used for masses of inanimate objects (such as wolmeye' Do' "swarm of drones"). HoSDo' ("energy beings") may have formerly been HoS Do' (perhaps translated as something like "swarm of energy," with the notion of "lifeforms" or "beings" (in this case non-corporeal) implicit in the meaning of Do', but it is now considered a single inherently plural noun. | |
| nguDHIj | noun | synesthesia | ||
| cheyIt | noun | thorn | ||
| tlhoyteH | noun | thrash lute | A Klingon stringed instrument | |
| yobuch | noun | thread, threading | e.g., on a screw | |
| qo'Du | noun | triad | A group of three, something with three members or three parts. | |
| chI'negh tlhegh | noun | umbilical cord | ||
| 'arDeH | noun | vine, vine-like plant | This is not just ivy-like plants | |
| 'abcheD | noun | vitamin | ||
| lay vem | noun | wake (in air) | ||
| bIQ vem | noun | wake (in water) | The term bIQ vem is generally used to refer to wakes in any liquid. (turbulent impression of a path left behind a vessel or object as it moves through fluid such as water or air.) | |
| rIqSav | noun | sarcasm | ||
| yIlyu' | noun | pelvis | ||
| Elements | ||||
| qech'on | noun | lithium | (The 3rd element on the periodic table) | |
| 'ebghap | noun | beryllium | (The 4th element of the periodic table.) | |
| lewnejchop | noun | boron | (The 5th element of the periodic table.) | |
| ramrIv | noun | neon | (The 10th element of the periodic table.) | |
| 'ebogh | noun | chlorine | (The 17th element of the periodic table.) | |
| tlhewle' | noun | argon | (The 18th element of the periodic table.) | |
| Dellop | noun | bismuth | (The 83rd element of the periodic table.) |