qep'a' wejmaH wejDIch - 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 |
| va'ghev baSmey | noun | actinides | A series of 15 metallic elements. This is frequently also va'ghevmey. An individual member of the group is va'ghev baS or, sometimes, just va'ghev. | |
| HIl'aD | noun | algorithm | Can be preceded by De'wI' or mI'QeD or something else if need be. | chabal |
| nItupSar | noun | amoeba | chabal | |
| pItpal | noun | amygdala | chabal | |
| pu'lor | noun | appointment, reservation | chabal | |
| nIwnej | noun | article | writing | chabal |
| ghopDap mIch | noun | asteroid belt | The two variants are used interchangeably. | |
| ghopDap SIr'o' | noun | asteroid belt | The two variants are used interchangeably. | |
| qenton | noun | asymptote | mathematics | chabal |
| tegh | verb | be blind | ||
| ngIQ | verb | be busy, be occupied | chabal | |
| meychuq | verb | be correlated | math, physics | chabal |
| lIq | verb | be creative, inventive, resourceful | chabal | |
| rer | verb | be curious (about) | This word means more than just "want to know/learn." It generally implies some kind of active interest in the topic or an underlying motivation for wanting to know something about it. The word cannot be used to mean "strange." tlhIngan Hol rer ("He/she is curious about Klingon") rer tlhIngan ("The Klingon is curious" – about a previously stated topic or just a statement about the Klingon's nature) This verb cannot be used adjectivally. | chabal |
| tlhey | verb | be deaf | ||
| vaQ | verb | be efficient | also means "be effective, aggressive, vigorous" | chabal |
| luQ | verb | be extraverted | chabal | |
| ngIQHa' | verb | be free, available | chabal | |
| luQHa' | verb | be introverted | chabal | |
| QIgh | verb | be irrevocable | ||
| QIy | verb | be paranoid | chabal | |
| jIQ | verb | be replaceable, interchangeable, fungible | ||
| Deqej'or | noun | bearing | mechanism | chabal |
| quv 'oDtu' | noun | birthmark | A mark on the skin formed before birth | chabal |
| vIS'oD 'ob | noun | bow shock | chabal | |
| 'a'lubIng | noun | brooch | A 'a'lubIng is purely decorative, having no association with office, membership, rank, etc. | chabal |
| qaw'eb | noun | broth, bouillon, stock | chabal | |
| re'qut | noun | cam | mechanism | chabal |
| SavtlhaH | noun | campaign | chabal | |
| SIr'amjot | noun | canal | chabal | |
| paHochqon | noun | cerebellum | chabal | |
| HebvIch | noun | chert, flint | if a distinction is needed "flint" is also called 'o'roy HebvIch | chabal |
| labmIt | noun | cicada | This is an insect found on Qo'noS which, like a cicada, can be rather noisy. To refer to the Terran insect, say tera' labmIt if clarity it needed. The labmIt is often informally referred to as ghum ghew "alarm bug," presumably because of what its "song" may resemble. | chabal |
| qoryanDer | noun | cilantro | This is definitely an Earth thing. There is, however, a parsley-like plant that grows on Qo'noS called rebmub. | chabal |
| naw'oH | noun | courtier, member of a retinue | chabal | |
| 'ulway' | noun | electrode | chabal | |
| 'ul peQ yutlhegh | noun | electromagnetic spectrum | chabal | |
| noch'argh | noun | embargo | chabal | |
| worgh | verb | fantasize | chabal | |
| chotchangloS | noun | fluff, lint, fuzz | chabal | |
| baSrob | noun | Gallium | chabal | |
| jorDI' lavo'rIj | noun | Geordi LaForge | ||
| wIq'em | noun | Germanium | chabal | |
| chap | verb | grasp | This involves a change of state and describes the act of grabbing onto something starting from the moment just before you grab it. | chabal |
| vItlhpen | noun | hippocampus | chabal | |
| qatlhDa' vaD | noun | hose | Though commonly used for "water pipe," qatlhDa' need not be restricted to water, nor even to liquids. | chabal |
| 'ayqey'lIya | noun | Ikalia | Star System. Both pronunciations are heard, but 'Iqey'lIya is the way it's said by those from that region or nearby. | |
| 'Iqey'lIya | noun | Ikalia | Star System. Both pronunciations are heard, but 'Iqey'lIya is the way it's said by those from that region or nearby. | |
| nga'beS | noun | infrastructure | chabal | |
| raj | verb | instigate, incite, trigger, induce | ||
| vaStelya' | noun | insulin | chabal | |
| pIq | verb | intercept | This usually refers to intercepting a radio transmission or the like. It is used less frequently for physically interfering with or preventing the progress of something, for which bot is often employed. | chabal |
| qIngchel | noun | jade | chabal | |
| SoQ raS | noun | lectern | Despite its literal meaning, this term can also be used for a music stand. | chabal |
| 'o'roy' nagh | noun | limestone | chabal | |
| lISbergh | noun | method, technique | This refers to research methods/techniques, for doing studies. | chabal |
| chutuQDaq | noun | mind meld | ||
| gharqaDlom | noun | moulding | decorative | chabal |
| lumram | noun | mustard | chabal | |
| cha'Dot | noun | olivine | chabal | |
| laHtlhav | noun | opal | chabal | |
| mu"um | noun | palindrome | It's possible to say things like mu"um mu', mu"um 'erQen, mu"um mu'tlhegh, or even mu'tlhegh mu"um and so on, depending on the focus of the utterance. | chabal |
| rebmub | noun | parsley-like plant | chabal | |
| namreH | noun | pavilion, gazebo | chabal | |
| puH nItlh | noun | peninsula | chabal | |
| vep vol | noun | poster/placard | chabal | |
| qIw | verb | pray to, implore, beseech | to a religious or similar figure | |
| mI' Sub | noun | prime number | chabal | |
| nagh Hal | noun | pumice | chabal | |
| gheqDarIb | noun | raccoon-like animal | The requested word was "procyonoid." | chabal |
| tartItlh | noun | recluse, loner, hermit | ||
| roDnavrach | noun | scandium | chabal | |
| bI'lap | noun | seal-like or sea lion-like animal | chabal | |
| vIS'oD | noun | shock | as used in physics (and in the sense of the tetlh request): sharp change in pressure, density, etc. of water or another medium | chabal |
| vIS'oD HeH | noun | shock front | chabal | |
| yutlhegh lISbergh | noun | spectroscopy | yutlhegh lISbergh is usually used when dealing with light or other electromagnetic radiation. | chabal |
| Su'Dagh | noun | step | This is the act of putting one leg or foot in front of the other when walking or running. To indicate the distance covered in a single step, use Su'Dagh chuq. | chabal |
| ta'lIp | noun | step/rung | This word is not used to refer to a level in a hierarchy; that's patlh. | chabal |
| jo'Ha' | verb | summarize | Also means "deflate". There's a related slang term, ngajmeH "abridge," literally "shorten," referring to duration. | chabal |
| ngotol pay'an | noun | tachyon | chabal | |
| ngotol | noun | tachyon | chabal | |
| poy' | verb | take over, commandeer | this is in addition to "confiscate" | |
| chugh | verb | tour | for recreation, not for travel or work like musicians | chabal |
| chughwI' malja' | noun | tourism | chabal | |
| chughwI' | noun | tourist | chabal | |
| rom'IS | noun | toy | chabal | |
| va'lIt mach | noun | Valt Minor | planet | |
| vutqaQ | noun | victim | chabal | |
| 'am | verb | worship | As part of a religious belief or rite or service | |
| voj | verb | worship, adore | Non-religious sense | |
| ya'maq po'lIgh | noun | yamok sauce | Maltz didn't know what a yamok was, but he had heard of yamok sauce. | chabal |
| maHpagh | noun | zeitgeist | chabal | |
| chapwI' | noun | zipper | For "zip" or "unzip," say chapwI' SoQmoH, chapwI' poSmoH. For "zip up a coat," for example, say cheSvel chapwI' SoQmoH. | chabal |
| HangSa' | noun | tailbone, coccyx |