Nudge

To prod someone, often lightly and with the elbow, to get their attention.

most recent

"Did you see the most recent episode of Star Trek?" "I only have the booklets from the three most recent qep'a'mey." This is listed as…

short (object or distance)

For "long" we have {nI'} (duration) and {tIq} (of an object), but for "short" we have {ngaj} (duration) and {run} (stature). {run} seems to be…

Have an area of

The verb of measurement corresponding to {morghmey}, assuming one exists. "The field has an area of 4000 morgh."

Have a duration of

"This presentation has a duration of 20 minutes." "The festival has a duration of three days." I know people probably all use something with "qaStaHvIS"…

worry (about something)

To think, often obsessively and with unease, about an event or status that is often outside of our control. What a rejmorgh does. "He worried…

treat somebody like

To say things like "We treat the hostages as honored guests." or "They treat the prisoners like animals." In English, the word "treat" can be…

be crunchy, be crispy

I've seen Klingon foods depicted in trek that look as if these adjectives may apply. If nothing else, it might describe the texture of dried-out…

roast, grill, broil

We know that despite the well-known Klingon penchant for preparing food raw, there are exceptions (e.g. roast leg of lIngta'). I believe I might have…

take medicine, medicate onself

I have used {jIHergh'eghpu'} for "I took my medicine." for years, based on the canonical word {HerghwI'} Can {HerghwI} be used as a bare verb…