Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation intertitle
Format
Science fiction
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring
see below
Opening theme
Alexander CourageJerry Goldsmith
Ending theme
Jerry Goldsmith
Country of origin
United States
Language(s)
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
178 (List of episodes)
Production
Executiveproducer(s)
Gene RoddenberryRick BermanWendy NeussMichael Piller
Running time
Approx 45 mins.
Productioncompany(s)
Paramount Television
Distributor
CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel
First-run Syndication
Picture format
NTSC 480i
Audio format
Dolby SR
Original run
September 28, 1987 – May 23, 1994
Chronology
Preceded by
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Followed by
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
Star Trek: The Next Generation is a science fiction TV show created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Set in the 24th century, about 100 years after the original Star Trek, the program features a new crew and a new starship Enterprise. It premiered the week of September 28, 1987 to some 27 million viewers[1] with the two-hour pilot "Encounter at Farpoint", and ran for 178 episodes (the greatest number of episodes of any Star Trek show in the series) in seven seasons, ending with the finale "All Good Things..." the week of May 23, 1994.
The series was broadcast in first-run syndication, with dates and times varying among individual television stations. The show gained a considerable following during its run and, like its predecessor, remains popular in syndicated reruns. It was the first of several series (the others being Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise) that kept new Star Trek episodes airing until 2005. Star Trek: The Next Generation won 18 Emmy Awards and, in its seventh season, became the first syndicated television show to be nominated for the Emmy for Best Dramatic Series. It was nominated for three Hugo Awards and won two, becoming the first television series since the original Star Trek to be recognized. The series also formed the basis of the seventh through tenth Star Trek films.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation intertitle
Format
Science fiction
Created by
Gene Roddenberry
Starring
see below
Opening theme
Alexander CourageJerry Goldsmith
Ending theme
Jerry Goldsmith
Country of origin
United States
Language(s)
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
178 (List of episodes)
Production
Executiveproducer(s)
Gene RoddenberryRick BermanWendy NeussMichael Piller
Running time
Approx 45 mins.
Productioncompany(s)
Paramount Television
Distributor
CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel
First-run Syndication
Picture format
NTSC 480i
Audio format
Dolby SR
Original run
September 28, 1987 – May 23, 1994
Chronology
Preceded by
Star Trek: The Animated Series
Followed by
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary
Production
After the box-office success of the Harve Bennett-produced Star Trek-based movies, Paramount decided to create a new Star Trek series in 1986. Roddenberry initially declined to be involved but came on board as creator after being unhappy with early conceptual work. The creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation was announced on October 10, 1986. The show was, unusually, broadcast in first-run syndication rather than running on a major network, with Paramount and the local stations splitting advertising time between them.[2]
Roddenberry hired a number of Star Trek veterans, including Bob Justman, D. C. Fontana, Eddie Milkis, and David Gerrold. Paramount executive Rick Berman was assigned to the show at Roddenberry's request.[citation needed]
The Next Generation was shot on 35mm film[3], and was one of the first television shows with sound recorded in Dolby Surround.[citation needed] The filming negatives were scanned in a straight-to-video device.[citation needed]
[edit] Season one
The first season was marked by a "revolving door" of writers, with Gerrold and Fontana quitting after disputes with Roddenberry.[4]
Mark Bourne of The DVD Journal wrote of season one: "A typical episode relied on trite plot points, clumsy allegories, dry and stilted dialogue, or characterization that was taking too long to feel relaxed and natural."[5] Other targets of criticism include poor special effects and plots being resolved by the deus ex machina of Wesley Crusher saving the ship.[6][7] However, Patrick Stewart's acting skills won praise and critics have noted that characters were given greater potential for development than those of the original series.[6][5]
While the events of most episodes of season one were self-contained, many developments important to the show as a whole occurred during the season. The recurring nemesis Q was introduced in the pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint", the alien Ferengi first appeared in "The Last Outpost", the capabilities of the holodeck were explored, and the history between Will Riker and Deanna Troi was investigated.
Later season one episodes set the stage for serial plots. The episode "Datalore" introduced Data's evil twin brother Lore, who made several more appearances in later episodes. "Coming of Age" dealt with Wesley Crusher's efforts to get into Starfleet Academy while also hinting at the threat to Starfleet later faced in "Conspiracy". "Heart of Glory" explored Worf's character, Klingon culture, and the uneasy truce between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, three themes that would play a major role in later episodes. Tasha Yar left the show in "Skin of Evil", and the season finale, "The Neutral Zone", established the presence of two of TNG's most enduring villains: the Romulans and, through foreshadowing, the Borg.
The series premiere became the first television show to be nominated for a Hugo Award since 1972. Six first-season episodes were each nominated for an Emmy Award; "11001001" won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series, "The Big Goodbye" won for Outstanding Costume Design for a Series, and "Conspiracy" won for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series.[8] "The Big Goodbye" also won the Peabody Award for excellence in television programming.
[edit] Season two
The show underwent significant changes during its second season. Beverly Crusher was replaced as doctor during the season by Katherine Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur who had twice been a guest star on the original Star Trek. The show's recreational area, Ten-Forward, and its mysterious bartender/advisor, Guinan, played by Whoopi Goldberg, appeared for the first time in season two. Owing to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike, the number of episodes produced was cut from 26 to 22 and the start of the season was delayed. Because of the strike, the opening episode, "The Child", was based on a script originally written for Star Trek: Phase II, a previous attempt to create a new weekly Star Trek series, while the season finale, "Shades of Gray" was a clip show. Both episodes were critically panned.[9]
Nevertheless, season two as a whole was widely regarded as significantly better than season one. The plots became more sophisticated, and began to mix drama with comic relief. Its focus on character development received special praise.[10] Co-executive producer Maurice Hurley has stated that his primary goal for the season was to plan and execute season-long story arcs and character arcs.[11] Hurley wrote the acclaimed episode "Q Who?", which featured the first on-screen appearance of TNG's most popular villain, the Borg. Season two focused on developing the character Data, and two highly-regarded episodes from the season, "Elementary, Dear Data" and "The Measure of a Man" featured him prominently.[9] Miles O'Brien also became a more prominent character during the second season, while Geordi La Forge found a position as chief engineer. Klingon issues continued to be explored in well-regarded episodes such as "A Matter of Honor" and "The Emissary", which introduced Worf's lover K'Ehleyr.[12] Five second-season episodes were nominated for six Emmys; "Q Who?" won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.[8]
[edit] Season three to seven
In the third season, Michael Piller became head writer, and Gene Roddenberry took less of an active role, with Piller and Berman becoming the executive producers. Doctor Crusher came back to replace Doctor Pulaski who was always noted as a guest star in the second season. Ronald D. Moore joined the show after submitting a spec script that became "The Bonding"; he became the franchise's "Klingon guru".[8] Six third-season episodes were nominated for eight Emmys; "Yesterday's Enterprise" won for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and "Sins of the Father" won for Best Art Direction for a Series.[8]
Brannon Braga and Jeri Taylor joined the show in its fourth season. Seven fourth-season episodes were nominated for eight Emmys; "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II" won for both Outstanding Sound Editing in a Series and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Series.[8]
The fifth season's "Unification" opens with a dedication to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, who died October 24, 1991. Although Roddenberry's health had been deteriorating before his death, and his involvement with the series diminished, he continued to be credited as executive producer.[8] Simultaneously, responsibility for the show gradually shifted to Berman, who took over the franchise upon Roddenberry's death.[8] Seven fifth-season episodes were nominated for eight Emmys; "Cost of Living" won for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series and there was a tie between "A Matter of Time" and "Conundrum" for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects. In addition, "The Inner Light" became the first television episode since the 1968 original series Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever" to win a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.[8]
Three sixth-season episodes were nominated for Emmys; "Time's Arrow, Part II" won for both Outstanding Individual Achievement in Costume Design for a Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series and "A Fistful of Datas" won for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series.[8]
The seventh season was The Next Generation's last. The finale, "All Good Things...", was a double-length episode (separated into two parts for reruns) aired the week of May 19, 1994, revisiting the events of the pilot and providing a bookend to the series. Toronto's SkyDome, which was renamed 'Rogers Centre' in 2005, played host to a massive CITY-TV-sponsored event for the series finale. Thousands of people packed the stadium to watch the final episode on the stadium's Jumbotron. Five seventh-season episodes were nominated for nine Emmys, and the series as a whole was the first syndicated television series nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. "All Good Things..." won for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects and "Genesis" won for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series. "All Good Things..." also won the second of the series' two Hugo Awards.[8]
[edit] Cast
Further information: List of Star Trek: The Next Generation actors
Main Cast
Actor
Character
Position
Character's Species
Patrick Stewart
Jean-Luc Picard
Commanding officer (Captain) (seasons 1-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
Human
Jonathan Frakes
William Riker
First officer (seasons 1-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
Human
LeVar Burton
Geordi La Forge
Conn officer (season 1)Chief engineer (seasons 2-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
Human
Michael Dorn
Worf
Tactical and conn officer (season 1)Chief of security and tactical officer (seasons 2-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
Klingon
Gates McFadden
Beverly Crusher
Chief medical officer (seasons 1, 3-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
Human
Marina Sirtis
Deanna Troi
Ship's counselor (seasons 1-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis)
Half-Betazoid (mother) / half-Human (father)
Brent Spiner
Data and Lore
Second officer (seasons 1-7)Operations officer (seaons 1-7, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Trek: Nemesis) Data's Brother - Lore (Seasons 1 - 7), Data's Brother - B4 (Star Trek: Nemesis)
Android
Former Main Cast
Wil Wheaton
Wesley Crusher
Conn officer (seasons 1-4), makes guest appearances in seasons 5 & 7 and Star Trek: Nemesis
Human
Denise Crosby
Natasha "Tasha" Yar;Sela
Chief of security and tactical officer (season 1; guest appearances season 3 and 7)also Romulan Commander (seasons 4-5)
Human;Yar's half-Romulan / half-Human daughter
Diana Muldaur
Katherine Pulaski
Chief medical officer (season 2)
Human
Secondary Main Cast/Recurring Ship Crewmembers & Starfleet Personnel
Colm Meaney
Miles O'Brien
Conn, tactical, and transporter officer (season 1-6, guest star in series finale)
Human
Rosalind Chao
Keiko O'Brien
Botanist (season 4-6)
Human
Patti Yasutake
Alyssa Ogawa
Nurse (season 4-7)
Human
Whoopi Goldberg
Guinan
Bartender (season 2-6, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: Nemesis)
El-Aurian
Michelle Forbes
Ro Laren
Tactical and conn officer (season 5-7)
Bajoran
Dwight Schultz
Reginald "Reg" Barclay
Diagnostic technician, systems engineer (season 3-7, Star Trek: First Contact)
Human
Majel Barrett
Lwaxana TroiStarfleet computer voice
Ambassador (season 1-7)Voice of computer (season 1-7)
BetazoidAI
Lanei Chapman
Sariel Rager
Conn officer (seasons 4, 6)
Human
Scott Trost
Shipley
Transporter officer and diagnostic technician (season 3-6)
Human[citation needed]
Cameron Oppenheimer
Kellog
Security (season 4-7, Star Trek: Generations - First Contact)
Human[citation needed]
Guy Vardaman
Darien Wallace
Engineering and conn officer (seasons 1-7, Star Trek: Generations)
Human[citation needed]
Michael Braveheart
Martinez
Medical staff (seasons 2-7, Star Trek: Generations - Insurrection)
Human[citation needed]
Julie Warner
Christy Henshaw
Operations officer (season 3)
Human
The cast underwent several changes through the series' run. Denise Crosby chose to leave the show shortly before the first season ended.[8] Michael Dorn's Worf replaced Tasha Yar as security chief and tactical officer. Crosby returned to portray Yar in alternate timelines in "Yesterday's Enterprise" and "All Good Things...". Crosby also played Yar's half-Romulan daughter, Sela.
Gates McFadden left the series after one season; Beverly Crusher was replaced by Katherine Pulaski, played by Diana Muldaur. Muldaur never received billing in the opening credits, and instead was listed as a special guest star in the credits shown during the first act. Pulaski proved unpopular with viewers and was dropped at the end of the second season;[citation needed] McFadden reprised her role as Crusher.
Wesley Crusher was also written out of the show. According to actor Wil Wheaton's website, he wanted to leave the show because he was frustrated by having to fit other roles around his Trek schedule despite his character's decreasing role in the series.[13] Wesley Crusher reappears in several later episodes.
[edit] Plot
Further information: List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
The episodes follow the adventures of the crew of the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D.[8] As the United Federation of Planets flagship, the Enterprise is designed for both exploration and diplomacy but is also formidable in combat situations if necessary.
Patrick Stewart's voiceover during each episode's opening credits was patterned after that of the original series, but the phrase "continuing mission" replaces Star Trek's "five year mission", and the gender-neutral phrase "no one" replaces "no man":[14]
“
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.
”
The Enterprise's crew contact and discover many races and species with whom they interact as a means of exploring the "human" condition.[8] Dramatic devices such as time travel or temporal loops, natural disasters, holodeck malfunctions, and other internal and external conflicts often occur without alien encounters, though these, too, are used to explore issues of humanity.[8]
[edit] Episodes
Main article: List of Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes
[edit] Best episodes
To celebrate the series' 20th anniversary, Entertainment Weekly chose its "Top 10 Episodes":
"Yesterday's Enterprise" [15]
"The Best of Both Worlds", Parts I and II [16]
"The Inner Light" [17]
"Tapestry" [18]
"All Good Things..." [19]
"The Measure of a Man" [20]
"Sins of the Father" [21]
"First Contact" [22]
"The First Duty" [23]
"Chain of Command", Parts I and II. [24]
[edit] Connections with other Star Trek incarnations
The show's theme combines the fanfare from the original series theme by Alexander Courage with Jerry Goldsmith's theme for Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The Next Generation has other similarities to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, itself spun from the plans for Star Trek: Phase II.[8] The movie's Willard Decker and Ilia bear similarities to The Next Generation's Will Riker and Deanna Troi.[8] The series' second-season premiere was based on a Phase II script, as was the courtroom drama "Devil's Due".[8]
Some sets used in the Original Series-era films were redressed for The Next Generation, and in turn used for subsequent Original Series films.[25] Part of the transporter room set in The Next Generation was used in the original Star Trek's transporter set.[25]
Variants of Enterprise's LCARS computer interface appear in the Deep Space Nine and Voyager spinoffs and the Next Generation-era films.[26] The series also established the five-number stardate, with the second digit corresponding to the season; Deep Space Nine's opening stardate of 46379 aligns with The Next Generation's sixth season, and Voyager's 48315 places it in what would have been The Next Generation's eighth season.[26]
[edit] Characters and races
Further information: List of Star Trek races
Three original Star Trek main actors appear as their original series characters in The Next Generation: DeForest Kelley as Leonard McCoy in "Encounter at Farpoint", Leonard Nimoy as Spock in both halves of "Unification", and James Doohan as Montgomery Scott in "Relics".[8] Mark Lenard played Sarek for both "Sarek" and "Unification, Part I", and Majel Barrett reprised her role of voicing the Enterprise's computer, as well as playing Deanna's mother, Lwaxana Troi.[8] A script that reportedly featured the character of Harry Mudd, a recurring criminal in Star Trek, was cancelled when Roger C. Carmel died.[citation needed] The Romulans reprise their antagonistic role in The Next Generation, although the Klingons reappear as Federation allies.[8]
The Next Generation introduces two characters who would later have lead roles in Deep Space Nine: Miles O'Brien (played by Colm Meaney) and Worf.[27] The character who eventually became Kira Nerys was initially intended to be a reprisal of Michelle Forbes' Next Generation character, Ro Laren.[27] Additional Next Generation characters who appear in Deep Space Nine include Q, the Duras sisters, Klingon Chancellor Gowron, Klingon Kurn (Worf's brother), Alexander Rozhenko (Worf's son), Keiko O'Brien (Miles' wife), Molly O'Brien (Miles' daughter), Lwaxana Troi, Thomas Riker, Vash and Gul Evek.[27]
Reginald Barclay, Deanna Troi, Q, William Riker and LaForge appear in Voyager.[26] Tom Paris, a main character in Voyager, was based on the Next Generation character Nicholas Locarno; Robert Duncan McNeill, who played Locarno, went on to play Paris.[26]
Deanna Troi and William Riker appear in the Enterprise finale "These Are the Voyages..."
The Ferengi, conceived but panned as The Next Generation's recurring antagonists,[8] appear in subsequent Star Trek spin-offs.[26] The Next Generation also introduces the Borg, Cardassian, Trill and Bajoran species, along with the Maquis resistance group, all of which play a part in both Deep Space Nine and Voyager.[26]
Deep Space Nine's Julian Bashir, played by Alexander Siddig, appears in The Next Generation's "Birthright, Part I", and Armin Shimerman played Quark for "Firstborn".[8]
[edit] Actor crossovers
The following Next Generation cast members have appeared as various other characters in other Star Trek productions.
Michael Dorn (Worf) appeared in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as his ancestor Klingon Colonel Worf.
Brent Spiner (Data) appeared in three Star Trek: Enterprise episodes as Noonien Soong's ancestor, Arik Soong.
Diana Muldaur (Pulaski) appeared in The Original Series episodes "Return to Tomorrow" as Lt. Commander Ann Mulhall, and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" as Dr. Miranda Jones.
Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Lwaxana Troi and the ship's computer) appeared in The Original Series as recurring character Nurse Christine Chapel, though she was originally cast as "Number One" in the pilot. She also was the voice for the Federation computers in every series.
Jonathan Frakes and LeVar Burton (Riker & LaForge) have also directed episodes of Deep Space Nine and Voyager. Burton also directed episodes of Enterprise.
The following actors from other Star Trek productions have appeared in guest spots on The Next Generation as other characters.
Armin Shimerman (Quark of Deep Space Nine) appeared in "The Last Outpost" as the Ferengi Letek, "Haven" as the face of a Betazoid gift box, and "Peak Performance" as Ferengi DaiMon Bractor.
Max Grodénchik (Rom of Deep Space Nine) appeared in "Captain's Holiday" as Ferengi Sovak, and "The Perfect Mate" as Ferengi Par Lenor.
Ethan Phillips guest stars as the Ferengi Farek. He later appears in Star Trek: Voyager as Neelix.
Marc Alaimo (Dukat of Deep Space Nine) appeared in "Lonely Among Us" as Antican Badar N'D'D, in "The Neutral Zone" as the Romulan commander Tebok, in "The Wounded" as the Cardassian Gul Macet, and in "Time's Arrow" as the poker player Frederick La Rouque.
Salome Jens (the Female Shapeshifter of Deep Space Nine) appeared in "The Chase" as an ancient humanoid.
Robert Duncan McNeil (Tom Paris of Voyager) appeared in "The First Duty" as Nova Squadron leader Nicholas Locarno.
Tim Russ (Tuvok of Voyager) appeared in "Starship Mine" as technician Devor, as also as a bridge officer in Star Trek: Generations
James Cromwell, who plays the prime minister in The Hunted, also plays the role of Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Enterprise episode Broken Bow, Jaglom Shrek in Star Trek: TNG episodes Birthright Parts 1 and 2 in season six and Hanok in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Starship Down.
[edit] Legacy
Four films feature the series' characters:
Star Trek Generations (1994)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek Nemesis (2002)
Three other Star Trek TV series succeeded The Next Generation:
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)
The series has also inspired numerous novels, analytical books, websites, and works of fan fiction.
On October 7, 2006, one of the three original filming models of the USS Enterprise-D used on the show sold at a Christie's auction for USD $576,000, making it the highest-selling item at the event.[28]
[edit] DVD release
Main article: Star Trek: The Next Generation DVD
The series' first season was released on DVD in March 2002. Throughout the year the next six seasons were released at various times on DVD, with the seventh season being released in December 2002. To commemorate the series 20th anniversary, CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment released Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Complete Series on October 2, 2007. The DVD box set contains 49 discs.
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'Star Trekkin' by The Firm
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"Star Trekkin'"
by The Firm (Lister/John O'Connor) Bark (UK) single #TREK 1, 5/87 (4:14) on Disc Two Track 2, Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection Rhino compilation #R2 70743, 1991. Reference material from liner notes by Dr. Demento (Barry Hansen), lyrics transcribed by Robert Muratore.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.
Lt. Uhura, report.There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Analysis, Mr. Spock.It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward, still can't find reverse.
Medical update, Dr. McCoy.It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.
It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Starship Captain, James T. Kirk:Ah! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill;we come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, men.
It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.
Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape 'em off, Jim.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward, and things are getting worse!
Engineer, Mr. Scott:Ye cannot change the laws of physics, laws of physics, laws of physics;ye cannot cahnge the laws of physics, laws of physics, Jim.
Ah! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill;we come in peace, shoot to kill; Scotty, beam me up!
It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.
Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, better calm down!
Ye cannot change the script Jim.Och, #!*& Jimmy.
It's worse than that, it's physics, Jim.
Bridge to engine room, warp factor 9.
Och, if I give it any more she'll blow, Cap'n!
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward, still can't find reverse.
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"Star Trekkin'"
by The Firm (Lister/John O'Connor) Bark (UK) single #TREK 1, 5/87 (4:14) on Disc Two Track 2, Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection Rhino compilation #R2 70743, 1991. Reference material from liner notes by Dr. Demento (Barry Hansen), lyrics transcribed by Robert Muratore.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.
Lt. Uhura, report.There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Analysis, Mr. Spock.It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward, still can't find reverse.
Medical update, Dr. McCoy.It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.
It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, Jim.
Starship Captain, James T. Kirk:Ah! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill;we come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, men.
It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.
Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape 'em off, Jim.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward, and things are getting worse!
Engineer, Mr. Scott:Ye cannot change the laws of physics, laws of physics, laws of physics;ye cannot cahnge the laws of physics, laws of physics, Jim.
Ah! We come in peace, shoot to kill, shoot to kill, shoot to kill;we come in peace, shoot to kill; Scotty, beam me up!
It's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead, Jim;it's worse than that, he's dead, Jim, dead, Jim, dead.
Well, it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it;it's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, Captain.
There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow;there's Klingons on the starboard bow, better calm down!
Ye cannot change the script Jim.Och, #!*& Jimmy.
It's worse than that, it's physics, Jim.
Bridge to engine room, warp factor 9.
Och, if I give it any more she'll blow, Cap'n!
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward 'cause we can't find reverse.
Star Trekkin' across the universe,On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk.Star Trekkin' across the universe,Only going forward, still can't find reverse.
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How To Speak Klingon
Everyday Klingon Phrases
In order to help you get a feel for Klingon (and perhaps use it a little in your everyday life, to the delight and amusement of your family and friends), we've prepared a phrasebook of useful everyday phrases in Klingon. Select the Klingon phrase to hear it pronounced, and read the page on Klingon sounds to get a better understanding of how to produce the sounds of Klingon.
Yes. (answer to yes/no question)
HIja' or HISlaH
No. (answer to yes/no question)
ghobe'
Yes, OK, I'll do it.
lu' or luq
No, don't, I won't.
Qo'
Hello. (Roughly, "What do you want?")
nuqneH
What's happening?
qaStaH nuq?
Huh?
nuqjatlh?
I understand.
jIyaj
I don't understand.
jIyajbe'
Good! (expression of satisfaction)
maj
Well done!
majQa'
Where is the bathroom?
nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'
Come in
yI'el (to more than one person: pe'el)
Come here.
HIghoS
Go away.
naDevvo' yIghoS (to more than one person: naDevvo' peghoS)
Open the door!
lojmIt yIpoSmoH! (See note if you think something is missing here.)
Don't be silly.
yIDoghQo' (to more than one person: peDoghQo')
Your mother has a smooth forehead!
Hab SoSlI' Quch! (Note: this is a powerful insult; don't say it to friends.)
Today is a good day to die.
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
We are Klingons!
tlhIngan maH!
Happy birthday.
qoSlIj DatIvjaj (to more than one person: qoSraj botIvjaj)
What time is it?
'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? (Literally, "How many times has it [presumably some traditional hour alarm] been heard?")
Shut up!
bIjatlh 'e' yImev (to more than one person: Sujatlh 'e' yImev)
That's great news!
buy' ngop (Literally, "The plates are full")
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about the language
About the Klingon Language
Here you can find information about the sound and look of Klingon, and even learn a few useful phrases in the Warrior's Tongue. We also maintain a list of "new" Klingon words. These are words that were created by the language's inventor, Dr Marc Okrand, but not (yet) published in easily-accessible works (such as his books). Rather, they have appeared in online messages from him, or the pages of HolQeD, the KLI's scholarly journal.
The Klingon language is something truly unique. While there have been other artificial languages, and other languages crafted for fictional beings, Klingon is one of the rare times when a trained linguist has been called upon to create a language for aliens. Add to this more than a quarter-century of the Star Trek phenomenon, a mythos that has permeated popular culture and spread around the globe. These factors begin to explain the popularity of the warrior's tongue.
Klingon was invented by Marc Okrand, for use in some of the Star Trek movies. He invented not just a few words to make the Klingons sound alien, but a complete language, with its own vocabulary, grammar, and usage.
writing klingon
Writing Klingon
The orthography outlined when we talked about the sounds of Klingon is the "official" writing system, designed by Marc Okrand when he invented the language. However, other alphabets have appeared in Star Trek books and movies. The most recent of these is usually attributed to Michael Okuda (though he just uses it), and is used in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the later movies when Klingon writing is needed. A copy of this font (not quite complete, as careful observation of the movies reveals) was obtained from Paramount by a fan. The sounds of tlhIngan Hol were mapped to this character set---who exactly did this mapping is unclear to this writer---and the resulting mapping is occasionally used by KLI members for writing Klingon. It should be noted that the movies and shows just use the characters randomly, for effect.
This character set is shown below. This picture is a GIF made from a display of a METAFONT version, coded by Mark Shoulson, based on the TrueType version made by Dr. Lawrence Schoen. The TrueType version, as well as PostScript Type I versions, are available from the KLI, for Macintosh and PC platforms.
Note that there are no punctuation characters in this character set. It may be that Klingon doesn't use punctuation, although a few of Okrand's sentences do. Since Okrand doesn't use the Okuda orthography, and neither does Okuda, for that matter (except just randomly selecting glyphs), if we accept it as "real" Klingon pIqaD we don't really know anything about how it's written. The convention has developed that it's written horizontally, from left to right, like English, and usually each sentence is given its own line and centered (some follow this convention when writing the romanized orthography as well).
A more thorough treatment of the history of Klingon writing as we know it is available as a PDF file, reprinted from an issue of HolQeD.
sounds of klingon
The Sounds of Klingon
The sounds of Klingon individually occur in existing Terran languages, but no single language uses the entire collection. Paramount wanted the language to be gutteral and harsh, and Okrand wanted it to be unusual, so he selected sounds that combined in ways not typically found in other languages (e.g. a retroflex D and a dental t, but no retroflex T or dental d). Here's a description of the sounds of Klingon, and the way they're written in the standard Okrand writing-system (see another page for a discussion of another writing system). You can also find out about some everyday phrases in Klingon.
Note that some of the sounds of Klingon are represented by more than one letter of English. You should think of these combinations as single letters, since they represent single, simple sounds in Klingon. So a Klingon ng is not an n followed by g (Klingon has no g anyway!); it's a simple sound on its own.
You'll also find that the orthography of Klingon uses capital and lowercase letters a little differently from the way you're used to. Mostly, capital letters are used to help remind you that a letter sounds different in Klingon than it does in English. Be careful when writing Klingon to use the correct capitalization (i.e., the capitalization appropriate for the sound; do not capitalize the first letter of your sentences in Klingon), since otherwise it's hard for people used to the language to read it. Be especially careful with q and Q, since these represent different sounds in Klingon (confusing them would be like confusing "f" and "g" and English). Also be careful with the letter ', the apostrophe. It may not look like much to English-accustomed eyes, but in Klingon it's a full-fledged letter. Omitting it would be like deciding it's not important to type "t"'s in English anymore.
When speaking Klingon, be sure to speak forcefully. Some of the sounds may make the person you're talking to a little wet. This is correct and to be expected.
If your machine can produce sounds, select the letters showing how the sound is written to hear a sample pronunciation (by Mark Shoulson). Vowels are demonstrated with the consonant "b" on either side of them, so the example for the Klingon a will sound like someone saying bab. Consonants are demonstrated at the beginning of a syllable, between syllables, and at the end of a syllable, using the vowel a. So the example for the Klingon ch will sound like someone saying chachach (see? The sound ch at the beginning, between two vowels, and at the end).
a
[a] Like the "a" sound in English "father." Never like in "acid" (American pronunciation).
b
[b] Like in English "bob" or "playbill."
ch
[ʧ] Like in English "chew" or "chocolate."
D
[ɖ] Not quite like the English "d" sound. Touch the tip of your tongue to the very top of your mouth, the highest point on your palate, instead of near the teeth like for an English "d." Then do the same thing you'd do to make a "d."
e
[ɛ] Like the "e" in English "bed."
gh
[ɣ] A gargled sound, at the back of the throat. Like the Klingon H, only voiced. It's very much like the French gargled "r."
H
[x] A harsh sound in the throat, found in German (as in "Bach") or the Hebrew toast "l'chayim." Make sure you pronounce this harshly and unvoiced.
I
[ɪ] Like the "i" sound in English "bit."
j
[ʤ] Like the "j" in English "junk." Never like in French "jour."
l
[l] Like in English "lunch."
m
[m] Like in English "mother."
n
[n] Like in English "nose" or "any."
ng
[ŋ] The same sound as occurs at the end of English "thing," only in Klingon it can also come at the beginnings of words. Be careful when starting a word or syllable with this sound. It's against the rules of English, and it may take some practice.
o
[o] Like in English "note" or "mosaic." As with other letters, don't get distracted by English words spelled with the same letters. The Klingon word not sounds like English "note," not like "not" (which in Klingon lettering would be spelled nat).
p
[pʰ] Like in English "pipe" or "pop." Pronounce it with a puff of air.
q
[q] A little like English "k," but not really. This sound is to be made as far back in your mouth as possible, with the back of your tongue actually touching your uvula (the fleshy blob that hangs down over your throat). It sounds a little like you're choking.
Q
[qχ] A little like a Klingon q immediately followed by a Klingon H. Close off your mouth as far back as you can, like with q, and force air up, like you're trying to dislodge food stuck in your throat. It sounds a lot like you're choking.
r
[r] A lightly trilled or rolled "r." If you can't trill with the tip of your tongue, just do a flap (or even a regular English r will be understood), but don't gargle the "r," or it'll sound like a gh. Note that your friendly sound-pronouncer for these pages does a rotten job of rolling r's. Don't let that stop you from doing it right, nor should you worry about not doing it perfectly. Notably, Marc Okrand, the creator of the language, doesn't roll his r's consistently on the audio tapes he made. Also, be careful not to let the r "overshadow" nearby vowels. Klingon syllables mIr, mer, mur sound approximately like English "mere, mare, moor"; none of them rhyme with English "fur".
S
[ʂ] A sound somewhat like an English "sh," but made farther back. Put your tongue where you did for the Klingon D, but don't quite touch the roof of your mouth. Make an "s" sound with your tongue up there.
t
[tʰ] Like English "t" in "tip." Pronounce it powerfully, with a puff of air.
tlh
[tˡɬ] This is a tough one to describe. Put your tongue in position to say a "t," but instead of pulling the tip of your tongue away from your palate, drop the sides, sort of like what happens near the end of the word "waddle" in English. This should leave you in position to say an "l," but make sure you don't use your voice: whisper the "l"; hiss it out between your teeth. The dropping of the sides of your tongue should be done forcefully; this is another spitter.
u
[u] Like in English "prune" or "fool."
v
[v] Like in English "vicious."
w
[w] Like in English "wisdom." Sometimes this sound will follow an a, an e, or an I, yielding:
aw, rhyming with English "cow."
ew, not like anything in English. Basically the "e" in "bed" run into a "w." A good way to get to this is to think of Elmer Fudd saying "tewwible."
Iw, also unlike anything in English. Again, it's like the "i" in "bit" run into a "w." It's close to "Eww!" the expression of disgust.
y
[j] Like in English "yet." This sound, like w, forms diphthongs:
ay, rhyming with English "why."
ey, rhyming with English "may" (Note: The Klingon word may, of course, sounds like English "my." See above).
Iy, rhyming with English "key."
oy, rhyming with English "boy."
uy, sort of like English "gooey," but not quite. It's one syllable, while "gooey" is two. Think of English "Do you" and drop off the last vowel sound.
'
[ʔ] A sound we use in English, but don't consider a sound. It's the catch in the throat we put in the beginnings of words that start with vowels, or in phrases like "uh-oh." In Klingon, it can also come at the ends of syllables, where it has to be pronounced carefully (e.g. the words tI and tI' have very different meanings). This one takes practice to get right in all positions.
Klingon Words Not in The Klingon Dictionary
The words listed here are missing from the dictionary (added later by Dr. Okrand) or were expanded upon after its publication. List compiled by Will Martin (a.k.a. charghwI'). Note that some of these words are still a little unsure, and the list is subject to additions, deletions, and emendations as our knowledge increases. Annotations and determinations of what warrants inclusion in this list are due to Will. 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.
Note that with the addition of the book Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, we have a new published word list with which we have no interest in competing. All entries of words formerly on this list which exist in KGT have been removed so as to not compete with Dr. Okrand's income via royalties. KGT words exist here only if they have shown up somewhere in canon with a different meaning than listed in KGT. For a complete word list, combine this list with TKD and KGT.
Sorted Alphabetically
You can also view this list sorted by date added, so you can see the more recent words first. If you want a computer-indexable version, you can get a comma-separated version as well.
bachHa'
(v) err, make a mistake (slang) [listed as (n) in Klingon-English side (likely an intentional mistake), but (v) in English-Klingon side and in body text.] [KGT]
baghneQ
(n) spoon [startrek.klingon]
baHjan
(n) launcher [BoP]
baQa'
(excl) general invective [TKD p178]
batlh
(n) honor [general, philosophical concept, associated with integrity] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
beb
(n) roof [NEWS]
bertlham
(n) end (of an opera, play, story, speech) [This refers to the final section of such a performance (last act, scene, sentence, etc.)] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
betleH bey'
(n) Bat'telh display [KCD]
be'etor
(proper n) B'Etor - one of the DuraS sisters [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26]
be'joy'
(n) ritualized torture by women [Sarek]
bIQ
(n) water [water is used as the symbol of weakness and disdain.] [TKW p34-35]
bIQSIp
(n) hydrogen [BoP Poster]
bIQSIp 'ugh
(n) deuterium isotope [BoP Poster]
bIreQtagh
(n) bregit lung [food item shown and described on KCD.] [Addendum]
bIS'ub
(n) bottom (interior) [HolQeD v8n3p2]
bI'rel tlharghDuj
(n) B'rel-class Scout [BoP Poster]
bI'reS
(n) beginning (of an opera, play, story, speech) [This refers to the opening section of such a performance (last act, scene, sentence, etc.)] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
bo
(n) feather [HolQeD v10n4p5]
bop
(n) be about, be concerned with [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives Example: {HolQeD bopbe' paqvam} = "This book is not about linguistics."] [qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch]
boq
(n) alliance / bloc, coalition / fusion [TKD / KGT / BoP poster]
boq
(v) ally with, form an alliance with, used in math for addition [used in math: boq for addition, boqHa' for subtraction, X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication, X-logh boqHa''egh Y for division. See chen.] [TKD / KGT / BoP poster/HolQeD v9n3p10]
boqHa'
(v) used in math for subtraction [used in math: boqHa' for subtraction] [HolQeD v9n3p10]
boqHa''egh
(v) used in math for division [used in math: X-logh boqHa''egh Y for division. See chen.] [TKD / KGT / BoP poster/HolQeD v9n3p10]
boq'egh
(v) used in math for multiplication [used in math: X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication] [HolQeD v9n3p10]
bor
(v) gurgle [This specifically refers to the sound that a stomach makes.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
borghel
(n) a very small bird whose eggs are considered quite tasty [HolQeD v10n4p4]
bo'Degh
(n) bird, the most general word for a bird-like creature [HolQeD v10n4p4]
bur
(v) hiccup [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
butlh
(n) dirt under fingernails; symbolic equivalent of gall, an admirable trait to have [TKD; TKW p142]
chaDvay'
(n) Hertz (frequency) [from veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9]
chan
(n) eastward, area toward the east (90 degrees on Terran 360 degree compass with north as 0 and degrees counted clockwise) [HolQeD v8n4p6]
chang'eng
(n) pair [BoP Poster]
chaS
(n) top of walking cane or ceremonial cane [HolQeD v12n2p7]
chaw'
(n) permit [This entry was missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD, though it is used as a noun in PK: cha'puj vIngevmeH chaw' HInobneS.]
cha'bIp
(n) a bird noted for its speed [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'DIch
(n) second, aide [TKW p21]
cha'Do'
(n) a species of Klingon bird about which little is known [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'naS
(n) a small bird which digs up bugs to eat [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'par
(n) a bird noted for its song [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'qu'
(n) a bird with a noisy, repetitive cry [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cheb
(n) unit weight approx. 5 pounds (2.25kg) [MSN]
cheb'a'
(n) unit weight approx. 45-46.4 pounds (20.4-21.05 kg) (9-9.28 cheb) [The numbers don't quite mesh, but this is the best I can figure from different equivalences we've been given.] [BoP poster]
chegh
(v) return (to) (direct object is place returned to) [NEWS]
chen
(v) take form [used in math where the subject is the result of the formula statement (typically using some form of the verb boq). The chen statement follows the boq statement with a semicolon dividing them in Okrand's notation.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
chevwI' tlhoy'
(n) territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall) [NEWS]
chob
(n) corridor [BoP Poster]
chob'a'
(n) main corridor [BoP Poster]
choq
(v.t.) preserve[, save] [TKW p211]
choQ
(n) deck (on a ship) [BoP Poster]
chuq'a'
(n) long range [BoP Poster]
chuy
(v) sneeze [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
DaH
(n) array, bank [BoP Poster and KGT p56]
Dav
(v) sway (aircraft moves to the side without yawing) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
DavHam
(n) false honor [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
Da'nal
(n) a bird characterized by erratic, unpredictable behavior [similar to Da'vI'] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
Da'vI'
(n) a bird characterized by erratic, unpredictable behavior [similar to Da'nal] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
DenIb
(n) Denebia [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbya'] [TKD]
DenIb Qatlh
(n) Denebian slime devil [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbya'ngan Qatlh] [TKD]
DenIbngan
(n) Denebian [TKD]
DenIbya'
(n) Denebia [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIb] [TKD]
DenIbya' Qatlh
(n) Denebian slime devil [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbngan Qatlh] [TKD]
DenIbya'ngan
(n) Denebian [In Klingon-English side, this is spelled {DenIbngan}] [TKD]
Der
(v) yaw (aircraft nose points left or right) [It is unknown if this word has meaning outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
DIlyum
(n) trillium [An unspecified commodity. In the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" Spock poses as a Vulcan trader in kevas and trillium. Thus, both appear in TKD. Star Trek Encyclopedia lists them as a gemstones, established in DS9 "Trials and Tribble�ations".] [TKD]
DIn
(n) Open entryway (to corridor, tunnel, conduit, Jeffries tube, branch of sewer) [This is the open entryway of any enclosed space longer than wide in which people might find themselves. If there is a door that closes, this is not a {DIn}. It is merely a {lojmIt}.] [HolQeD v12n2p7]
DIvI'
(n ) federation, organization, [association, league, union] [The last three from HolQeD v4n4p11]
Dol
(n) entity[, whole] [translated as "whole"] [TKW p209]
Doq 'ej wovbe'
(v) be brown [HolQeD v8n1p7]
Dor
(v) end [The subject of this verb is a period or unit of time. This verb is not adjectival and takes no direct object.] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
Do'Ha'
(v) be unfortunate [Inside front cover of TKD, but not in word list.]
Dugh
(v) be vigilant [missing from E-K.]
Duran lung DIr
(n) Durani lizard skins [a food item which never uses plural suffix] [KCD]
DuraS
(proper n) Duras [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26]
ghal
(v) be jealous (of), envy [HolQeD v8n3p4]
ghang
(v) end prematurely (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to prematurely end. The direct object is the event that is ended.] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
ghangwI'
(n) horizon [HolQeD v11n2p8]
ghawran
(proper n) Gowron [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25 & S26]
ghaytanHa'
(adv) unlikely [British television magazine, "Radio Times"]
ghay'cha'
(excl) general invective [TKD P178]
gheb
(n) horn (musical instrument) [HolQeD v10n2p9]
gher
(v.t.) formulate, compile, pull together [Okrand Forum, MSN]
ghet
(v) pretend [no deception is implied; simply role-playing] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
ghetwI'
(n) pretender [no deception is implied; simply role-playing] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
ghIlaSnoS
(n) Glasnost - ancient political movement [TKW p186]
ghIq
(adv) then, subsequently [HolQeD v8n3p4]
ghItlh
(v) mark (upon) ["'To mark (upon)' something is ghItlh. This isn't just writing; it's any kind of marking. (Note that ghItlh, 'to write,' refers to the physical act of writing. It doesn't mean 'to create a composition.')"] [Okrand's notes, HolQeD v2n4p18]
ghItlhwI'
(n) stylus [KGT p79]
ghobchuq loDnI'pu'
(proper n) The Brothers Fight One Another - famous statue [KCD]
ghochwI'
(n) the constellation "Tracker" [from KCD lab]
ghogh HablI'
(n) telephone [HolQeD v5n2p20]
ghojmeH taj
(n) boy's knife [KCD]
ghotI'
(n) fish, most general word for fish-like creature [HolQeD v10n4p5]
ghubDaQ
(n) first born child [HolQeD v9n3p9]
ghuy'
(excl) Klingon curse, damn [From ST5] [HolQeD v8n4p13]
ghuy'cha'
(excl) Klingon curse [In CK, this is the curse one would use after receiving an unsettling communiqué. It is far worse than "Darn it!"] [TKD p58]
Heghba'
(n) ritual suicide [from Sarek, the novel by A. C. Crispin]
Hoch
(n) everyone, all, everything [In HolQeD v5n2p11: If noun following Hoch is explicitly plural, it means "all". If it is singular, it means "each".] [TKW p33 - first in noun-noun pair]
HolQeD
(n) the KLI journal [from HolQeD]
Hom
(v) use the second toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
HomwI'
(n) second toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
Hong boq chuyDaH
(n) impulse fusion thrusters [BoP Poster]
Hongghor
(n) impulse drive [BoP Poster]
HoQ
(v) be honored falsely, be falsely honorable [deception is implied] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
HoS choHwI'
(n) transtator [veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9]
Hu
(n) zoo [missing from E-K section of TKD]
HuchQeD
(n) economics [This is slang with no non-slang counterpart] [KGT p148]
HuH
(n) PK: bile TKW: gall KCD/KGT: slime
Hutvagh
(n) too many people or things in a place at once [Disclosed during a congested drive on Interstate 95.] [HolQeD v11n3p13]
Hu'tegh
(excl) general invective [TKD p178]
jaghla'
(n) enemy commander [TKD p64-65]
jaj
(n) day (from dawn to dawn) [TKW p69 - jajvam]
jajlo' Qa'
(n) a noisy animal (not a bird) known for making a ruckus at dawn, like a rooster [HolQeD v10n4p5]
jajvam
(n) today [TKW p69 - jajvam]
janluq pIqarD HoD
(proper n) Captain Jean-Luc Picard [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25]
je
(adv) also [described in grammar section. It follows the verb it modifies.] [TKD]
jer
(v) surge (aircraft suddenly moves forward or backward) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
jev
(v) storm, [wheeze, breathe noisily] [The verb to Storm is in TKD, but this new meaning "wheeze" arrived in HolQeD.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
je'
(v.t.) feed (someone else)[, enrich (spirit)] [TKW p7]
jIj
(v) cooperate [jIj is listed only in the Klingon-English side of TKD while yeq is listed only in the English-Klingon side. KGT lists it as "be cooperative".] [TKD]
jIm
(v) heave (aircraft rising or falling without pitching) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
jolpat
(n) transporter system [BoP Poster]
jorneb
(n) warhead (of a torpedo) [KGT, in the body text and E-K]
jornub
(n) warhead (of a torpedo) [KGT, in K-E]
juch
(v) have a width of [MSN]
laq
(v) flap [move like a bird's wings, not like a flag. Proper usage: laq tel. tel laqmoH bo'Degh.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
law'
(v) many, be many, [numerous, be numerous] [TKD, in E-K]
lev
(n) hard palate, roof of mouth [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives] [qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch]
lIH
(v) begin a song [HolQeD v12n2p9]
lIr
(n) a nocturnal bird [HolQeD v10n4p4]
logh
(n) space [TKW p33 - outer space]
loghqam
(n) unit of measure, 1.25 light years [BoP Poster]
lol
(v) be in an attitude (aircraft); be in a stance, be in a pose (people animals or martial arts) [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lol
(n) a specific position in the martial arts form Mok'bara [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lolchu'
(v) be in a correct attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lolchu'taH
(v) maintain a correct attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lolmoH
(v) maneuver (an aircraft) to be in an attitude [canon: qughmeH Duj vIlolmoH] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
loltaH
(v) maintain an attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lor
(n) cousin (mother's brother's child or father's sister's child), niece or nephew (man's sister's child or woman's brother's child) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
lorbe'
(n) female cousin (mother's brother's daughter or father's sister's daughter), niece (man's sister's daughter or woman's brother's daughter) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
lorloD
(n) male cousin (mother's brother's son or father's sister's son), nephew (man's sister's son or woman's brother's son) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
lotlhmoq
(n) a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim [HolQeD v10n4p4]
lo' law'
(n) utility (precedes noun it modifies) [BoP Poster]
lo'laHbe'ghach
(n) worthlessness [TKD p176]
lo'laHghach
(n) value [TKD p176]
luH
(v) yank [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
lurSa'
(proper n) Lursa [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26}]
magh
(v.t.) betray [MSN and HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26]
maH
(num) ten (combining form)/(number-forming element) [The E-K listing somewhat confusingly includes {maH} as "Ten (combining form) while the K-E lists it as "ten (number-forming element). There is no such confusion over words for hundred, thousand, ten-thousand, etc.] [TKD]
maQmIgh
(n) dark omen, sign of evil coming [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
mar
(v) use the big toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
mara
(proper n) Mara, TOS "Day of the Dove" Kang's wife & Sci. officer [TKD p58]
marwI'
(n) big toe, first toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
matlh
(proper n) Maltz [TKD p58]
ma'veq
(n) a ceremonial knife used in the ritual of *Mauk To'Vor*. One Federation Standard spelling of this weapon's name is {M'veQ}. [http://www.klingon.org/KIWG/ - Klingon spelling confirmed via Email by Okrand]
megh'an
(n) end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {'er'In} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {megh'an}, the OTHER end is called {'er'In}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.] [HolQeD v12n2p6]
mellota'
(proper n) Melota - proper name from Klingon Opera [TKW p187]
meqba'
(n) type of legal proceeding; portion of the trial or appeal where evidence is heard [Addendum; Star Trek Encyclopedia]
mevyap
(excl) stop, enough already [Described in the body text: "it comes from two Klingon verbs, {mev} ("stop, cease") and {yap} ("be enough, be sufficient"). No doubt in the past, the locution was longer, perhaps {yImev, yap!} ("stop! it's enough"). The dropping of the imperative prefix {yI-, pe-} is what would be expected in Clipped Klingon. The two words have been used in juxtaposition for so long, they have come to be accepted as a single, though grammatically peculiar, word."] [KGT p113]
meyrI'
(n) square [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives] [qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch]
me'
(n) aunt, mother's sister [HolQeD v9n3p8]
me'nal
(n) aunt, mother's brother's wife [HolQeD v9n3p8]
mIl
(v) be formerly honored [loss of honor is implied; an adjective to describe one who has fallen from grace; not applicable to {'utlh}, which implies a voluntary, honorable retirement] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
mIStaq
(proper n) sculptor who made Blood Oath Circles [KCD]
mojaq
(n) suffix [Note: in English-Klingon side of TKD, this is mojaQ] [TKD]
motlh
(v) be normal / standard [additional to other defs] [BoP Poster / S14]
mughato'
(n) mugato [Introduced TOS episode #47: A Private Little War. One of the more notable native animal forms on Neural {Zeta Bo? III} is the mugato, a large, white, ape-like creature with dorsal spines and a cranial horn. The mugato are monogamous, mating for life. Little or no provocation will spark an attack by this hostile creature, whose bite is highly poisonous and fatal if untreated. The only antidote for the mugato bite is the proper application of the native mako root, which has the ability to draw the toxin out of the human nervous system. {No mention is made of how to draw it out of a Klingon nervous system. Of the planet, the text says:} The native inhabitants of the planet are humanoid, possibly the descendants of a Centaurian exploration mission that disappeared in the area some two hundred years ago. The population was once one of tranquil, peace-loving hunters, but a serious breach of the Prime Directive has resulted in their development of war and comparatively advanced projectile weapons. Direct Klingon interference, countered by Federation involvement, has divided the inhabitants into five major factions, each of which is feuding with the other four. (see also illustration in center insert in that text)] [from Star Trek, The Worlds Of The Federation: (p140-1)]
muj
(v) be wrong [missing from E-K]
mu'qaD veS
(n) curse warfare [PK: written on the printed card]
naDqa'ghach
(n) re-commendation [TKD p176]
naHjej
(n) thistle [KGT p88]
naHnagh
(n) pit (of fruit) [KGT p89]
namtun
(n) the familiar beginning of a song [After hearing just this short portion of the beginning of the song, a listener will recognize the tune.] [HolQeD v12n2p9]
nan
(v) use the fourth toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
nanwI'
(n) fourth toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
naQ
(v) be full, whole, entire[, complete] [from the Addendum of TKD [E-K side only]]
natlIS
(n) last item in a list [HolQeD v12n2p9]
natlh
(v.t.) drain [HolQeD v6n2p9 S33]
nav HablI'
(n) FAX machine [HolQeD v5n2p20]
naw'
(v and n) access [This is listed as a noun in the E-K side, but as a verb in K-E]
nay'
(n) course, dish (at a meal) [{Under "dish" in English-Klingon side of TKD, (food) replaces (at a meal).}] [TKW p133]
neb
(n) beak, bill [HolQeD v10n4p5]
neSlo'
(n) small mirror [smaller than SIla'] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
netlh
(num) ten thousand [should be noted as number-forming element] [TKD 5.2]
ne'
(n) yeoman [for those unfamiliar with the term, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines yeoman as petty officer] [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
nItebHa'
(adv) together [BoP Poster]
notqa'
(n) a large, black bird [nowhere near as large as a qa'rol, which is really big] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
nuH bey'
(n) Pride of Weapons [KCD]
nural
(n) Neural [Introduced TOS episode #47: A Private Little War. Federation Catalog Name is Zeta Bo? III. "This Class M world is the third of ten that orbit a brilliant, moderate-size yellow star in a binary system. The planet is quite Earth-like, with vast oceans and desert, moderate, and tropical climate zones. Neural is the only planet in the Zeta Bo? system to have a moon, which has been named Asetia by the native population of Neural's lower desert. The native inhabitants of the planet are humanoid, possibly the descendants of a Centaurian exploration mission that disappeared in the area some two hundred years ago. The population was once one of tranquil, peace-loving hunters, but a serious breach of the Prime Directive has resulted in their development of war and comparatively advanced projectile weapons. Direct Klingon interference, countered by Federation involvement, has divided the inhabitants into five major factions, each of which is feuding with the other four. One of the more notable native animal forms on is the mugato.] [from Star Trek, The Worlds Of The Federation: (p140-1)]
ngav
(n) writer's cramp [linguist humor] [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
nga'chuq
(v) sex (i.e., perform sex; always subject) [Note: it is unclear about what part of speech this may be, though it is probably a verb and "always subject" probably refers to the concept that all involved parties collectively make the subject of this verb.] [from veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD v1n3p9]
ngech
(n) valley[, woman's cleavage] [confirmed at qep'a' wejDIch by Okrand]
ngIj
(v) be rowdy, unruly [KGT p150]
ngop
(n) plates (for eating) [Incorrectly listed as a verb.] [KGT]
ngoqDe'
(n) encoded message [HolQeD v8n4p12]
ngugh
(adv) then, at that time [Newsgroup]
ngun
(v) perch [if bird lands on land, use Saq, on water, use tlhot] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
nguq
(v) be arrogant, haughty, conceited [an undesirable trait] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
nguSDI'
(n) motor [BoP Poster]
pach
(n) claw, talon [HolQeD v10n4p5]
parbIng
(n) a mid-sized bird with particularly garish coloring (at least from a Klingon point of view) [HolQeD v10n4p4]
pa'
(n) chamber [add to existing defs] [BoP Poster]
pa' beb
(n) ceiling of top story room [NEWS, HolQeD v8n3p2]
pa' reD
(n) interior face of exterior wall [NEWS]
pegh
(v) be secret [CK & PK]
peghmey vIttlhegh
(n) secrecy proverb [HolQeD v5n1p10]
per
(v) label / ascertain, specify [TKD / NEWS group online]
petaQ
(excl) epithet [TKD p178]
pIn tlhoy'
(n) territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall) [NEWS]
pIpyuS
(n) pipius [whose claws are used as food, requiring breaking] [Addendum of TKD, TKW p185]
pIq
(n) time period from now (future) [HolQeD v8n3p3]
pIrmuS
(n) bottom (exterior) [HolQeD v8n3p2]
pItlh
(excl) done [all done, all finished - a common exclamation uttered upon the completion of a project.] [KCD]
pIvchem
(n) warp field [BoP Poster]
pIvlob
(n) warp factor [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
po Ha'DIbaH
(n) literary name for 'uSgheb or jajlo' Qa', commonly used in operas and plays, but rarely in everyday speech [Maltz guesses this term can also refer to jajlo' Qa' as well] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
poDmoH
(v) clip [This entry was omitted from the Klingon-English side of TKD]
pop
(n) honor, reward, token of esteem [formal recognition of an accomplishment or accomplishments] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
porghQeD
(n) scientific study of bodily functions [Klingons don't talk all that much about bodily functions as a group, but they certainly do talk about specific bodily functions.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
pujmoH
(v) weaken [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
pujwI'
(n) weakling [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD, TKW p24]
pup
(v) be high resolution [added to existing defs] [BoP Poster]
puq chonnaQ
(n) fork [From Marc Okrand on startrek.klingon (Usenet newsgroup)]
puqnI'
(n) grandchild [HolQeD v9n3p9]
puqnI'be'
(n) granddaughter [HolQeD v9n3p9]
puqnI'loD
(n) grandson [HolQeD v9n3p9]
pur
(v) inhale [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
qab
(n) face [symbol of identity] [TKW p59]
qaj
(v) soar [HolQeD v10n4p5]
qan
(v) use the pinky (little finger) [An idiomatic gesture: to point your pinky at someone is to comment that you believe they are old.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qanraD
(n) a bird known for its song [HolQeD v10n4p4]
qanwI'
(n) pinky, little finger [Pointing with the pinky is an idiomatic gesture indicating that the person being pointed at is old.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qarghan
(proper n) Kargan [HolQeD v4n3p4]
qaryoq
(n) bird capable of mimicking speech [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
qaryoq'a'
(n) bird capable of mimicking speech, larger than qaryoq [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
qawHaq
(n) memory banks[, data banks (singular)] [It's listed in both TKD and its Addendum with different definitions] [TKD and [Addendum of TKD]]
qay
(v) use the second (middle) finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qaywI'
(n) middle finger, second finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qa'meH
(n) replacement ["...something that takes over for or is used instead of something that is gone or that has been lost. It is not used for a temporary substitute or stand-in; the word for that is lIw."] [HolQeD v5n1p10, KGT]
qa'meH vIttlhegh
(n) replacement proverb [HolQeD v5n1p10]
qa'rI'
(n) end (of corridor, tunnel, conduit, Jeffries tube, sewer, road, bridge, long field, etc.) [This is the end of any clearly defined space longer than wide in which people might find themselves.] [HolQeD v12n2p7]
qa'rol
(n) a really big bird [much larger than a notqa'] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
qa'vaQ
(n) qa'vak (traditional game); hoop and stick maneuver [KGT; TKW p199]
qelI'qam
(n) kellicam [According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, one kellicam is roughly equal to two kilometers] [TKD]
qen
(adv) recently, a short time ago [NEWS]
qeng
(proper n) Kang [TKD p58; TOS [Day of the Dawn]; TKD p11]
qevaS
(n) kevas [An unspecified commodity. In the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" Spock poses as a Vulcan trader in kevas and trillium. Thus, both appear in TKD. Star Trek Encyclopedia lists them as a gemstones, established in DS9 "Trials and Tribble�ations".] [TKD]
qew
(v) use the ring (third) finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qewwI'
(n) ring finger, third finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qeylIS
(proper n) Kahless [TKD p58]
qeylIS mInDu'
(n) Eyes of Kahless, a guessing game with dice where the winner receives a punch. [KCD]
qIrq
(proper n) Kirk [HolQeD v8n4p12]
qo'qaD
(n) phlegm [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
qughDo
(n) cruising speed [BoP Poster]
qul tuq
(n) "House (family, ancestral unit) of Fire" name of an opera [KCD]
qung
(n) hole in a musical instrument [This is to change pitch in a wind instrument; apparently not a soundhole for stringed instrument.] [HolQeD v10n2p8]
qutluch
(n) type of hand weapon [from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p103]
quv
(n) honor [personal honor, earned by one's behavior] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
quv bey'
(n) honor display [KCD]
quy'Ip
(n) vomit [Spelled backwards, {pI'yuq} is a phonetic spelling of the English "puke".] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
Qab
(n) theragen [Appeared in TOS episode #63: The Tholian Web]
Qaj
(n) type of animal with brown lips, kradge [{Qaj wuS rur} often used to indicate brown colored object.] [HolQeD v8n1p7]
Qap
(v.t.) win (a competition) ["'To win' a competition is Qap. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say Qapchu', even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, Qap is translated as 'succeed, work, function. To a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly.] [from Okrand's notes, HolQeD v2n4p18, TKW p211]
Qaq
(v) behave falsely honorably, behave in a falsely honorable manner [deception is implied] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
Qaw'
(v) destroy [TKD erroneously lists this as a noun in both E-K and K-E word lists, but at the top of p49 it is described as a verb, not a noun. It is also used as a verb in TKW p211.] [TKD p49, TKW p211]
Qay'
(v) use the little toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
Qay'wI'
(n) little toe, fifth toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
Qa'Hom
(n) an animal (not a bird), like a Qa' but smaller [This does not make a ruckus at dawn, like the jajlo' Qa'] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
Qep'It
(n) any gas produced by a body [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
QID
(v) wound [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
QIn
(n) spear head, sharpened end of pencil [Likely, this can refer to the sharp end of anything spearlike with poke potential.] [HolQeD v12n2p6]
QIn pup
(n) plain spearhead with single sharp point [KGT p64]
QIn vagh
(n) spearhead with multiple points [KGT p64]
QI'lop
(n) a holiday [from PK, this is a guess as to what Michael Dorn was pronouncing]
QI'tu'
(n) paradise [In Klingon mythology, this was the source of all creation] [from the Addendum of TKD, KCD]
QI'yaH
(excl) Klingon curse [vulgar Klingon expression; one of the strongest, most foul Klingon expressions; it defies translation] [TKD p58, KCD]
QongDaqDaq
(n) in bed [TKW p40]
Qovpatlh
(excl) epithet [TKD p178]
Qoy
(v.t.) hear, [listen to] [Used as Sentence As Object, TKW p195] [TKW p31]
Qulpa'
(n) research lab [BoP Poster]
Qum
(n) communications, communication related technology [BoP Poster]
Qun
(n) god, supernatural being [NEWS]
Qutlh
(v) support [BoP Poster]
Qu'vatlh
(excl) Klingon curse [CK: said in moments of extreme anger] [TKD p58]
rach
(v) invigorate, fortify, strengthen [MSN news group]
rachwI'
(n) nurse [MSN news group]
rav'eq
(n) ceiling [NEWS]
raw'
(n) an aquatic bird with colorful plumage [HolQeD v10n4p5]
rech
(v) exhale [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
reD
(n) exterior wall [NEWS]
ret
(n) time period ago (past) [HolQeD v8n3p3]
rIl
(v) use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to a child using a thumb. See also {Sen}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
rIl
(v) play (a wind instrument) [This is a brass technique, not a flute technique. Most typically it is used with {gheb} as the object.] [HolQeD v10n2p9]
rIlwI'
(n) thumb [Most commonly used in reference to a child's thumb. See also {Sen}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
ron
(v) roll (aircraft wings tilt, one up, one down) [It is unknown if this word has meaning outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
roS
(v) use the third toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
roSwI'
(n) third toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
ruq
(v) belch [Gas produced is called {SIp} or {Qep'It}.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
rura' pente'
(proper n) Rura Penthe [from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p190]
rutlh
(n) wheel [NEWS]
Saqjan
(n) landing gear [BoP Poster]
Say'qu'moH
(v) sterilize [HolQeD v1n3p9]
Sa'Hut
(n) ass, rear end, buttocks [This word was revealed during a session of singing and dancing the Hokey Pokey] [qep'a' HutDIch]
Segh
(n) race (type, sort, class) [tlhIngan Segh] [TKW p13]
Sen
(v) use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult using a thumb. See also {rIl}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SenwI'
(n) thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult thumb. See also {rIl}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SenwI' rIlwI' je
(n) everybody (idiomatic phrase) [HolQeD v10n2p8]
Serrum
(n) earwax [HolQeD, v12n4p9]
SIla'
(n) large mirror [larger than neSlo'] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
SIq
(v) use the index finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SIqwI'
(n) index finger, first finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SIv
(v) wonder [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
Soj
(n) food [carries the idiomatic sense of "matter, concern, affair", as in {tlhIngan Soj 'oH -- not bIyaj} meaning, "It is a Klingon matter -- you'll never understand."] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
Soq
(v.t.) gain [HolQeD v6n2p9 S33]
SoSbor
(n) motherboard [BoP Poster]
SoSbor'a'
(n) main core [BoP Poster]
tagh
(v.t.) begin a process, initiate [proceedings] [Addendum of TKD, TKW p187]
tagha'
(adv) finally, at last [NEWS]
taHqeq
(excl) epithet [this is a classic insult.] [from TKD p178; also in CK]
tajvaj
(n) angle [HolQeD v11n2p9]
tal
(n) cannon [BoP Poster]
tangqa'
(n) animal species with both genders resembling Terran bull [HolQeD]
taQ
(v) be weird [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
targh tIq
(n) heart of targ, a food item [described and shown on KCD]
tatlh
(v) return (something) [NEWS]
tel
(n) wing [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
tennuS
(n) uncle, father's brother [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tennuSnal
(n) uncle, father's sister's husband [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tepqengwI'
(n) cargo lift [(add to current defs) ] [BoP Poster]
tey'
(n) cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece or nephew (man's brother's child or woman's sister's child) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tey'be'
(n) female cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece (man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tey'loD
(n) male cousin (mother's sister's son or father's brother's son), nephew (man's brother's son or woman's sister's son) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tIjwI'ghom
(n) boarding party [TKD p20]
tIl
(v) salivate [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tIng
(n) southwestward, area toward the southwest (approx 220 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counting clockwise with 0 at north) [HolQeD v8n4p6]
tIq
(n) heart [TKW p23 - symbolic]
tIqnagh lemDu'
(n) Tknag hooves, a food item always referred to in plural [KCD]
tI'ang
(proper n) T'Ong (name of a ship) [S15, HolQeD v4n3p5]
toDDuj
(n) rescue ship [HolQeD v8n4p11]
toDSaH
(excl) epithet [you would call someone this if you were not on the best of terms.] [TKD p178; CK]
toQ
(n) a bird of prey [HolQeD v10n4p5]
tor
(v) pitch (aircraft tilts nose up or down), kneel (action of a person or animal) [HolQeD v11n2p9]
torgh
(proper n) Torg [TKD p58]
tugh
(excl) hurry up! [MSN]
tuj muvwI'
(n (presumed)) thermo-suture [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
tuqnIgh
(n) a member of one's house [HolQeD v9n3p9]
tuS
(v) cough [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tuy'
(v) spit [If you spit out liquid, {bItuy'}, but if you spit out solids, {bItlhIS}.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tlhach mu'mey
(n) jargon [KGT p45]
tlhej
(v.t.) accompany [Note: this is labeled as a noun in TKD, but Okrand corrected himself in Okrand's notes.] [HolQeD v2n4p18, TKW p161]
tlhepQe'
(n) saliva [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tlhIng yoS
(proper n) Kling District [BoP Poster]
tlhot
(v) land on water (like a bird) [if bird lands on land, use Saq, in a tree, use ngun] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
tlhov
(v) wheeze [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
tlhoy
(adv) overly, to an excessive degree, excessively, too much [HolQeD v8n3p2]
tlhoy'
(n) wall, interior wall, interior face of exterior wall, territorial wall [NEWS]
tlhoy' SaS
(n) ceiling/floor between stories [NEWS]
tlho'ren
(n) unit measure approx. one quart/litre [MSN]
tlhup
(v) whisper [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
va
(excl) general invective [TKD p178]
vaD
(v) be flexible [HolQeD v10n2p11]
valQIS
(proper n) Valkris [TKD p58]
van
(v) end (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to end. The direct object is the event that is ended.] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
vay'
(n) somebody, something, anybody, anything [someone] [TKW p88]
vegh
(v) go through (an open door, a tunnel, etc.) [qep'a' loSDIch]
vem'eq
(n) a bird that feeds almost exclusively on the serpent worm from which qagh is made [Klingons are not particularly fond of this bird] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
veqlargh
(n) devil, demon, Fek'lhr [the beast who guards the dwelling place of the dishonored dead] [from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p197, KCD]
verengan Ha'DIbaH
(n) Ferengi dog - a classic insult [KCD]
vID'Ir
(n) baffle [BoP Poster]
vIlInHoD
(n) bird capable of mimicking speech [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
vIn
(n) cousin, niece or nephew [In the singular, typically tey' or lor is preferred unless the individual is being referred to as a member of a group that likely includes both tey' and/or lor. The plural form (vInpu') is used for a group that includes tey' and/or lor.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
vIno'va' qurgh
(n) finova bean(s) [KCD, HolQeD v5n1p20]
vInpu'
(n) cousins, a group of tey' and lor [In the singular, typically tey' or lor is preferred unless the individual is being referred to as a member of a group that likely includes both tey' and/or lor. The plural form (vInpu') is used for a group that includes tey' and/or lor.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
vIq
(n) battle, combat (abstract) [KGT p47]
vItHay'
(n) the truth test [KCD]
wab
(n) sound, noise [NEWS]
waqboch
(n) a bird with a very long beak [HolQeD v10n4p5]
waQ
(n) months from now [HolQeD v8n3p3]
wen
(n) months ago [HolQeD v8n3p3]
wogh
(v) transgress, do more than is acceptable [{bIwogh} might be translated "You go too far."] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
wom
(v) peck [used for both eating and attacking by pecking] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
wovmoHwI'
(n) light (lamp) [BoP Poster]
wo'rIv
(proper n) Worf [HolQeD v4n3p4]
wuD
(v) snore [Breathe more noisily than {jev}.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
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]
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]
yergho
(n) wall of a city (from yer+gho) [NEWS]
yIntagh
(excl) epithet [TKD p178]
yIQ
(v) be wet [This was missing from the English-Klingon side of TKD]
yor
(n) top (exterior) [HolQeD v8n3p2]
yo'SeH yaHnIv
(n) Operations Command [Apparently this is a proper noun.] [HolQeD v8n4p11]
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]
yuvtlhe'
(n) lid, cover, cap [HolQeD v8n3p2]
yu'egh
(n) wave [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
'ab
(v.t.) have a length/height of (object is length) [HolQeD v6n2p9 S32}, MSN]
'aqroS
(n) maximum / bottom surface of a table, ceiling [BoP Poster, HolQeD v8n3p2]
'aqtu'
(proper n) Aktuh - proper name from Klingon opera [TKW p187]
'arlogh
(ques) how many times? [NEWS]
'eDjen
(n) an arrogant or haughty person [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
'eDSeHcha
(n, plural) Take-Off/Landing Thrusters [BoP Poster]
'em
(v) vomit [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
'entepray'
(proper n) Enterprise (name of ship) [S15 HolQeD v4n3p5]
'er'In
(n) end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {megh'an} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {'er'In}, the OTHER end is called {megh'an}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.] [HolQeD v12n2p6]
'ev
(n) northwestward, area to the northwest (320 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counted clockwise with 0 at north) [HolQeD v8n4p6]
'e'mam
(n) aunt, father's sister [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'e'mamnal
(n) aunt, father's brother's wife [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'e'nal
(n) someone who married into the family [No specific family relationship is given.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
'Iq
(v) be too much, be too many [HolQeD v8n3p3]
'IqnaH
(n) mucus [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
'IqnaH QaD
(n) dry mucus, booger [charghwI' is interpreting this first definition (provided by Okrand) in creating the second one (created by charghwI') because he can't figure out any other meaning.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
'IrneH
(n) uncle, mother's brother [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'IrneHnal
(n) uncle, mother's sister's husband [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'Iw 'Ip ghomey
(proper n) blood oath circles - the name of a well known sculpture by mIStaq [KCD]
'och
(n) conduit [(add to previous defs) ] [BoP Poster]
'or
(v) pilot, operate (an aircraft) [HolQeD v11n2p8]
'orghen
(n) Organia [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'.] [TKD]
'orghen rojmab
(n) Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya' rojmab] [TKD]
'orghenya'
(n) Organia [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen.] [TKD]
'orghenya' rojmab
(n) Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen rojmab] [TKD]
'orghenya'ngan
(n) Organian [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghenngan] [TKD]
'orghengan
(n) Organian [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'ngan] [TKD]
'orwI'
(n) pilot, one who operates (an aircraft) [HolQeD v11n2p8]
'o'megh
(n) end (of a song) [HolQeD v12n2p9]
'uD Haqtaj
(n) laser scalpel [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
'uD'a'
(n) laser [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
'ur
(v) treason, commit treason [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD.] [Addendum of TKD]
'urwI'
(n) traitor [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD] [Addendum of TKD]
'uSgheb
(n) a noisy bird known to make a ruckus at dawn, likened to a rooster [much fiercer than a rooster] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
Works Cited
CK
Okrand, Marc. (1992). Conversational Klingon (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-79739-5
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
PK
Levine, Barry & Okrand, Marc. (1993). Power Klingon: Master the Language of Warriors (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-87975-8
qep'a' wejDIch
(1996). The third annual conference of the Klingon Language Institute, July 17-21. Marc Okrand was in attendance for one day.
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
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.
In order to help you get a feel for Klingon (and perhaps use it a little in your everyday life, to the delight and amusement of your family and friends), we've prepared a phrasebook of useful everyday phrases in Klingon. Select the Klingon phrase to hear it pronounced, and read the page on Klingon sounds to get a better understanding of how to produce the sounds of Klingon.
Yes. (answer to yes/no question)
HIja' or HISlaH
No. (answer to yes/no question)
ghobe'
Yes, OK, I'll do it.
lu' or luq
No, don't, I won't.
Qo'
Hello. (Roughly, "What do you want?")
nuqneH
What's happening?
qaStaH nuq?
Huh?
nuqjatlh?
I understand.
jIyaj
I don't understand.
jIyajbe'
Good! (expression of satisfaction)
maj
Well done!
majQa'
Where is the bathroom?
nuqDaq 'oH puchpa''e'
Come in
yI'el (to more than one person: pe'el)
Come here.
HIghoS
Go away.
naDevvo' yIghoS (to more than one person: naDevvo' peghoS)
Open the door!
lojmIt yIpoSmoH! (See note if you think something is missing here.)
Don't be silly.
yIDoghQo' (to more than one person: peDoghQo')
Your mother has a smooth forehead!
Hab SoSlI' Quch! (Note: this is a powerful insult; don't say it to friends.)
Today is a good day to die.
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam
We are Klingons!
tlhIngan maH!
Happy birthday.
qoSlIj DatIvjaj (to more than one person: qoSraj botIvjaj)
What time is it?
'arlogh Qoylu'pu'? (Literally, "How many times has it [presumably some traditional hour alarm] been heard?")
Shut up!
bIjatlh 'e' yImev (to more than one person: Sujatlh 'e' yImev)
That's great news!
buy' ngop (Literally, "The plates are full")
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about the language
About the Klingon Language
Here you can find information about the sound and look of Klingon, and even learn a few useful phrases in the Warrior's Tongue. We also maintain a list of "new" Klingon words. These are words that were created by the language's inventor, Dr Marc Okrand, but not (yet) published in easily-accessible works (such as his books). Rather, they have appeared in online messages from him, or the pages of HolQeD, the KLI's scholarly journal.
The Klingon language is something truly unique. While there have been other artificial languages, and other languages crafted for fictional beings, Klingon is one of the rare times when a trained linguist has been called upon to create a language for aliens. Add to this more than a quarter-century of the Star Trek phenomenon, a mythos that has permeated popular culture and spread around the globe. These factors begin to explain the popularity of the warrior's tongue.
Klingon was invented by Marc Okrand, for use in some of the Star Trek movies. He invented not just a few words to make the Klingons sound alien, but a complete language, with its own vocabulary, grammar, and usage.
writing klingon
Writing Klingon
The orthography outlined when we talked about the sounds of Klingon is the "official" writing system, designed by Marc Okrand when he invented the language. However, other alphabets have appeared in Star Trek books and movies. The most recent of these is usually attributed to Michael Okuda (though he just uses it), and is used in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the later movies when Klingon writing is needed. A copy of this font (not quite complete, as careful observation of the movies reveals) was obtained from Paramount by a fan. The sounds of tlhIngan Hol were mapped to this character set---who exactly did this mapping is unclear to this writer---and the resulting mapping is occasionally used by KLI members for writing Klingon. It should be noted that the movies and shows just use the characters randomly, for effect.
This character set is shown below. This picture is a GIF made from a display of a METAFONT version, coded by Mark Shoulson, based on the TrueType version made by Dr. Lawrence Schoen. The TrueType version, as well as PostScript Type I versions, are available from the KLI, for Macintosh and PC platforms.
Note that there are no punctuation characters in this character set. It may be that Klingon doesn't use punctuation, although a few of Okrand's sentences do. Since Okrand doesn't use the Okuda orthography, and neither does Okuda, for that matter (except just randomly selecting glyphs), if we accept it as "real" Klingon pIqaD we don't really know anything about how it's written. The convention has developed that it's written horizontally, from left to right, like English, and usually each sentence is given its own line and centered (some follow this convention when writing the romanized orthography as well).
A more thorough treatment of the history of Klingon writing as we know it is available as a PDF file, reprinted from an issue of HolQeD.
sounds of klingon
The Sounds of Klingon
The sounds of Klingon individually occur in existing Terran languages, but no single language uses the entire collection. Paramount wanted the language to be gutteral and harsh, and Okrand wanted it to be unusual, so he selected sounds that combined in ways not typically found in other languages (e.g. a retroflex D and a dental t, but no retroflex T or dental d). Here's a description of the sounds of Klingon, and the way they're written in the standard Okrand writing-system (see another page for a discussion of another writing system). You can also find out about some everyday phrases in Klingon.
Note that some of the sounds of Klingon are represented by more than one letter of English. You should think of these combinations as single letters, since they represent single, simple sounds in Klingon. So a Klingon ng is not an n followed by g (Klingon has no g anyway!); it's a simple sound on its own.
You'll also find that the orthography of Klingon uses capital and lowercase letters a little differently from the way you're used to. Mostly, capital letters are used to help remind you that a letter sounds different in Klingon than it does in English. Be careful when writing Klingon to use the correct capitalization (i.e., the capitalization appropriate for the sound; do not capitalize the first letter of your sentences in Klingon), since otherwise it's hard for people used to the language to read it. Be especially careful with q and Q, since these represent different sounds in Klingon (confusing them would be like confusing "f" and "g" and English). Also be careful with the letter ', the apostrophe. It may not look like much to English-accustomed eyes, but in Klingon it's a full-fledged letter. Omitting it would be like deciding it's not important to type "t"'s in English anymore.
When speaking Klingon, be sure to speak forcefully. Some of the sounds may make the person you're talking to a little wet. This is correct and to be expected.
If your machine can produce sounds, select the letters showing how the sound is written to hear a sample pronunciation (by Mark Shoulson). Vowels are demonstrated with the consonant "b" on either side of them, so the example for the Klingon a will sound like someone saying bab. Consonants are demonstrated at the beginning of a syllable, between syllables, and at the end of a syllable, using the vowel a. So the example for the Klingon ch will sound like someone saying chachach (see? The sound ch at the beginning, between two vowels, and at the end).
a
[a] Like the "a" sound in English "father." Never like in "acid" (American pronunciation).
b
[b] Like in English "bob" or "playbill."
ch
[ʧ] Like in English "chew" or "chocolate."
D
[ɖ] Not quite like the English "d" sound. Touch the tip of your tongue to the very top of your mouth, the highest point on your palate, instead of near the teeth like for an English "d." Then do the same thing you'd do to make a "d."
e
[ɛ] Like the "e" in English "bed."
gh
[ɣ] A gargled sound, at the back of the throat. Like the Klingon H, only voiced. It's very much like the French gargled "r."
H
[x] A harsh sound in the throat, found in German (as in "Bach") or the Hebrew toast "l'chayim." Make sure you pronounce this harshly and unvoiced.
I
[ɪ] Like the "i" sound in English "bit."
j
[ʤ] Like the "j" in English "junk." Never like in French "jour."
l
[l] Like in English "lunch."
m
[m] Like in English "mother."
n
[n] Like in English "nose" or "any."
ng
[ŋ] The same sound as occurs at the end of English "thing," only in Klingon it can also come at the beginnings of words. Be careful when starting a word or syllable with this sound. It's against the rules of English, and it may take some practice.
o
[o] Like in English "note" or "mosaic." As with other letters, don't get distracted by English words spelled with the same letters. The Klingon word not sounds like English "note," not like "not" (which in Klingon lettering would be spelled nat).
p
[pʰ] Like in English "pipe" or "pop." Pronounce it with a puff of air.
q
[q] A little like English "k," but not really. This sound is to be made as far back in your mouth as possible, with the back of your tongue actually touching your uvula (the fleshy blob that hangs down over your throat). It sounds a little like you're choking.
Q
[qχ] A little like a Klingon q immediately followed by a Klingon H. Close off your mouth as far back as you can, like with q, and force air up, like you're trying to dislodge food stuck in your throat. It sounds a lot like you're choking.
r
[r] A lightly trilled or rolled "r." If you can't trill with the tip of your tongue, just do a flap (or even a regular English r will be understood), but don't gargle the "r," or it'll sound like a gh. Note that your friendly sound-pronouncer for these pages does a rotten job of rolling r's. Don't let that stop you from doing it right, nor should you worry about not doing it perfectly. Notably, Marc Okrand, the creator of the language, doesn't roll his r's consistently on the audio tapes he made. Also, be careful not to let the r "overshadow" nearby vowels. Klingon syllables mIr, mer, mur sound approximately like English "mere, mare, moor"; none of them rhyme with English "fur".
S
[ʂ] A sound somewhat like an English "sh," but made farther back. Put your tongue where you did for the Klingon D, but don't quite touch the roof of your mouth. Make an "s" sound with your tongue up there.
t
[tʰ] Like English "t" in "tip." Pronounce it powerfully, with a puff of air.
tlh
[tˡɬ] This is a tough one to describe. Put your tongue in position to say a "t," but instead of pulling the tip of your tongue away from your palate, drop the sides, sort of like what happens near the end of the word "waddle" in English. This should leave you in position to say an "l," but make sure you don't use your voice: whisper the "l"; hiss it out between your teeth. The dropping of the sides of your tongue should be done forcefully; this is another spitter.
u
[u] Like in English "prune" or "fool."
v
[v] Like in English "vicious."
w
[w] Like in English "wisdom." Sometimes this sound will follow an a, an e, or an I, yielding:
aw, rhyming with English "cow."
ew, not like anything in English. Basically the "e" in "bed" run into a "w." A good way to get to this is to think of Elmer Fudd saying "tewwible."
Iw, also unlike anything in English. Again, it's like the "i" in "bit" run into a "w." It's close to "Eww!" the expression of disgust.
y
[j] Like in English "yet." This sound, like w, forms diphthongs:
ay, rhyming with English "why."
ey, rhyming with English "may" (Note: The Klingon word may, of course, sounds like English "my." See above).
Iy, rhyming with English "key."
oy, rhyming with English "boy."
uy, sort of like English "gooey," but not quite. It's one syllable, while "gooey" is two. Think of English "Do you" and drop off the last vowel sound.
'
[ʔ] A sound we use in English, but don't consider a sound. It's the catch in the throat we put in the beginnings of words that start with vowels, or in phrases like "uh-oh." In Klingon, it can also come at the ends of syllables, where it has to be pronounced carefully (e.g. the words tI and tI' have very different meanings). This one takes practice to get right in all positions.
Klingon Words Not in The Klingon Dictionary
The words listed here are missing from the dictionary (added later by Dr. Okrand) or were expanded upon after its publication. List compiled by Will Martin (a.k.a. charghwI'). Note that some of these words are still a little unsure, and the list is subject to additions, deletions, and emendations as our knowledge increases. Annotations and determinations of what warrants inclusion in this list are due to Will. 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.
Note that with the addition of the book Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, we have a new published word list with which we have no interest in competing. All entries of words formerly on this list which exist in KGT have been removed so as to not compete with Dr. Okrand's income via royalties. KGT words exist here only if they have shown up somewhere in canon with a different meaning than listed in KGT. For a complete word list, combine this list with TKD and KGT.
Sorted Alphabetically
You can also view this list sorted by date added, so you can see the more recent words first. If you want a computer-indexable version, you can get a comma-separated version as well.
bachHa'
(v) err, make a mistake (slang) [listed as (n) in Klingon-English side (likely an intentional mistake), but (v) in English-Klingon side and in body text.] [KGT]
baghneQ
(n) spoon [startrek.klingon]
baHjan
(n) launcher [BoP]
baQa'
(excl) general invective [TKD p178]
batlh
(n) honor [general, philosophical concept, associated with integrity] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
beb
(n) roof [NEWS]
bertlham
(n) end (of an opera, play, story, speech) [This refers to the final section of such a performance (last act, scene, sentence, etc.)] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
betleH bey'
(n) Bat'telh display [KCD]
be'etor
(proper n) B'Etor - one of the DuraS sisters [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26]
be'joy'
(n) ritualized torture by women [Sarek]
bIQ
(n) water [water is used as the symbol of weakness and disdain.] [TKW p34-35]
bIQSIp
(n) hydrogen [BoP Poster]
bIQSIp 'ugh
(n) deuterium isotope [BoP Poster]
bIreQtagh
(n) bregit lung [food item shown and described on KCD.] [Addendum]
bIS'ub
(n) bottom (interior) [HolQeD v8n3p2]
bI'rel tlharghDuj
(n) B'rel-class Scout [BoP Poster]
bI'reS
(n) beginning (of an opera, play, story, speech) [This refers to the opening section of such a performance (last act, scene, sentence, etc.)] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
bo
(n) feather [HolQeD v10n4p5]
bop
(n) be about, be concerned with [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives Example: {HolQeD bopbe' paqvam} = "This book is not about linguistics."] [qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch]
boq
(n) alliance / bloc, coalition / fusion [TKD / KGT / BoP poster]
boq
(v) ally with, form an alliance with, used in math for addition [used in math: boq for addition, boqHa' for subtraction, X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication, X-logh boqHa''egh Y for division. See chen.] [TKD / KGT / BoP poster/HolQeD v9n3p10]
boqHa'
(v) used in math for subtraction [used in math: boqHa' for subtraction] [HolQeD v9n3p10]
boqHa''egh
(v) used in math for division [used in math: X-logh boqHa''egh Y for division. See chen.] [TKD / KGT / BoP poster/HolQeD v9n3p10]
boq'egh
(v) used in math for multiplication [used in math: X-logh boq'egh Y for multiplication] [HolQeD v9n3p10]
bor
(v) gurgle [This specifically refers to the sound that a stomach makes.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
borghel
(n) a very small bird whose eggs are considered quite tasty [HolQeD v10n4p4]
bo'Degh
(n) bird, the most general word for a bird-like creature [HolQeD v10n4p4]
bur
(v) hiccup [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
butlh
(n) dirt under fingernails; symbolic equivalent of gall, an admirable trait to have [TKD; TKW p142]
chaDvay'
(n) Hertz (frequency) [from veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9]
chan
(n) eastward, area toward the east (90 degrees on Terran 360 degree compass with north as 0 and degrees counted clockwise) [HolQeD v8n4p6]
chang'eng
(n) pair [BoP Poster]
chaS
(n) top of walking cane or ceremonial cane [HolQeD v12n2p7]
chaw'
(n) permit [This entry was missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD, though it is used as a noun in PK: cha'puj vIngevmeH chaw' HInobneS.]
cha'bIp
(n) a bird noted for its speed [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'DIch
(n) second, aide [TKW p21]
cha'Do'
(n) a species of Klingon bird about which little is known [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'naS
(n) a small bird which digs up bugs to eat [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'par
(n) a bird noted for its song [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cha'qu'
(n) a bird with a noisy, repetitive cry [HolQeD v10n4p4]
cheb
(n) unit weight approx. 5 pounds (2.25kg) [MSN]
cheb'a'
(n) unit weight approx. 45-46.4 pounds (20.4-21.05 kg) (9-9.28 cheb) [The numbers don't quite mesh, but this is the best I can figure from different equivalences we've been given.] [BoP poster]
chegh
(v) return (to) (direct object is place returned to) [NEWS]
chen
(v) take form [used in math where the subject is the result of the formula statement (typically using some form of the verb boq). The chen statement follows the boq statement with a semicolon dividing them in Okrand's notation.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
chevwI' tlhoy'
(n) territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall) [NEWS]
chob
(n) corridor [BoP Poster]
chob'a'
(n) main corridor [BoP Poster]
choq
(v.t.) preserve[, save] [TKW p211]
choQ
(n) deck (on a ship) [BoP Poster]
chuq'a'
(n) long range [BoP Poster]
chuy
(v) sneeze [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
DaH
(n) array, bank [BoP Poster and KGT p56]
Dav
(v) sway (aircraft moves to the side without yawing) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
DavHam
(n) false honor [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
Da'nal
(n) a bird characterized by erratic, unpredictable behavior [similar to Da'vI'] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
Da'vI'
(n) a bird characterized by erratic, unpredictable behavior [similar to Da'nal] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
DenIb
(n) Denebia [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbya'] [TKD]
DenIb Qatlh
(n) Denebian slime devil [in the English-Klingon listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbya'ngan Qatlh] [TKD]
DenIbngan
(n) Denebian [TKD]
DenIbya'
(n) Denebia [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIb] [TKD]
DenIbya' Qatlh
(n) Denebian slime devil [in the Klingon-English listing of TKD, this is spelled DenIbngan Qatlh] [TKD]
DenIbya'ngan
(n) Denebian [In Klingon-English side, this is spelled {DenIbngan}] [TKD]
Der
(v) yaw (aircraft nose points left or right) [It is unknown if this word has meaning outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
DIlyum
(n) trillium [An unspecified commodity. In the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" Spock poses as a Vulcan trader in kevas and trillium. Thus, both appear in TKD. Star Trek Encyclopedia lists them as a gemstones, established in DS9 "Trials and Tribble�ations".] [TKD]
DIn
(n) Open entryway (to corridor, tunnel, conduit, Jeffries tube, branch of sewer) [This is the open entryway of any enclosed space longer than wide in which people might find themselves. If there is a door that closes, this is not a {DIn}. It is merely a {lojmIt}.] [HolQeD v12n2p7]
DIvI'
(n ) federation, organization, [association, league, union] [The last three from HolQeD v4n4p11]
Dol
(n) entity[, whole] [translated as "whole"] [TKW p209]
Doq 'ej wovbe'
(v) be brown [HolQeD v8n1p7]
Dor
(v) end [The subject of this verb is a period or unit of time. This verb is not adjectival and takes no direct object.] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
Do'Ha'
(v) be unfortunate [Inside front cover of TKD, but not in word list.]
Dugh
(v) be vigilant [missing from E-K.]
Duran lung DIr
(n) Durani lizard skins [a food item which never uses plural suffix] [KCD]
DuraS
(proper n) Duras [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26]
ghal
(v) be jealous (of), envy [HolQeD v8n3p4]
ghang
(v) end prematurely (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to prematurely end. The direct object is the event that is ended.] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
ghangwI'
(n) horizon [HolQeD v11n2p8]
ghawran
(proper n) Gowron [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25 & S26]
ghaytanHa'
(adv) unlikely [British television magazine, "Radio Times"]
ghay'cha'
(excl) general invective [TKD P178]
gheb
(n) horn (musical instrument) [HolQeD v10n2p9]
gher
(v.t.) formulate, compile, pull together [Okrand Forum, MSN]
ghet
(v) pretend [no deception is implied; simply role-playing] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
ghetwI'
(n) pretender [no deception is implied; simply role-playing] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
ghIlaSnoS
(n) Glasnost - ancient political movement [TKW p186]
ghIq
(adv) then, subsequently [HolQeD v8n3p4]
ghItlh
(v) mark (upon) ["'To mark (upon)' something is ghItlh. This isn't just writing; it's any kind of marking. (Note that ghItlh, 'to write,' refers to the physical act of writing. It doesn't mean 'to create a composition.')"] [Okrand's notes, HolQeD v2n4p18]
ghItlhwI'
(n) stylus [KGT p79]
ghobchuq loDnI'pu'
(proper n) The Brothers Fight One Another - famous statue [KCD]
ghochwI'
(n) the constellation "Tracker" [from KCD lab]
ghogh HablI'
(n) telephone [HolQeD v5n2p20]
ghojmeH taj
(n) boy's knife [KCD]
ghotI'
(n) fish, most general word for fish-like creature [HolQeD v10n4p5]
ghubDaQ
(n) first born child [HolQeD v9n3p9]
ghuy'
(excl) Klingon curse, damn [From ST5] [HolQeD v8n4p13]
ghuy'cha'
(excl) Klingon curse [In CK, this is the curse one would use after receiving an unsettling communiqué. It is far worse than "Darn it!"] [TKD p58]
Heghba'
(n) ritual suicide [from Sarek, the novel by A. C. Crispin]
Hoch
(n) everyone, all, everything [In HolQeD v5n2p11: If noun following Hoch is explicitly plural, it means "all". If it is singular, it means "each".] [TKW p33 - first in noun-noun pair]
HolQeD
(n) the KLI journal [from HolQeD]
Hom
(v) use the second toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
HomwI'
(n) second toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
Hong boq chuyDaH
(n) impulse fusion thrusters [BoP Poster]
Hongghor
(n) impulse drive [BoP Poster]
HoQ
(v) be honored falsely, be falsely honorable [deception is implied] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
HoS choHwI'
(n) transtator [veS QonoS, HolQeD, v1n3p9]
Hu
(n) zoo [missing from E-K section of TKD]
HuchQeD
(n) economics [This is slang with no non-slang counterpart] [KGT p148]
HuH
(n) PK: bile TKW: gall KCD/KGT: slime
Hutvagh
(n) too many people or things in a place at once [Disclosed during a congested drive on Interstate 95.] [HolQeD v11n3p13]
Hu'tegh
(excl) general invective [TKD p178]
jaghla'
(n) enemy commander [TKD p64-65]
jaj
(n) day (from dawn to dawn) [TKW p69 - jajvam]
jajlo' Qa'
(n) a noisy animal (not a bird) known for making a ruckus at dawn, like a rooster [HolQeD v10n4p5]
jajvam
(n) today [TKW p69 - jajvam]
janluq pIqarD HoD
(proper n) Captain Jean-Luc Picard [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S25]
je
(adv) also [described in grammar section. It follows the verb it modifies.] [TKD]
jer
(v) surge (aircraft suddenly moves forward or backward) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
jev
(v) storm, [wheeze, breathe noisily] [The verb to Storm is in TKD, but this new meaning "wheeze" arrived in HolQeD.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
je'
(v.t.) feed (someone else)[, enrich (spirit)] [TKW p7]
jIj
(v) cooperate [jIj is listed only in the Klingon-English side of TKD while yeq is listed only in the English-Klingon side. KGT lists it as "be cooperative".] [TKD]
jIm
(v) heave (aircraft rising or falling without pitching) [It is unknown if this has meaning outside of the context of aircraft attitude descriptions] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
jolpat
(n) transporter system [BoP Poster]
jorneb
(n) warhead (of a torpedo) [KGT, in the body text and E-K]
jornub
(n) warhead (of a torpedo) [KGT, in K-E]
juch
(v) have a width of [MSN]
laq
(v) flap [move like a bird's wings, not like a flag. Proper usage: laq tel. tel laqmoH bo'Degh.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
law'
(v) many, be many, [numerous, be numerous] [TKD, in E-K]
lev
(n) hard palate, roof of mouth [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives] [qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch]
lIH
(v) begin a song [HolQeD v12n2p9]
lIr
(n) a nocturnal bird [HolQeD v10n4p4]
logh
(n) space [TKW p33 - outer space]
loghqam
(n) unit of measure, 1.25 light years [BoP Poster]
lol
(v) be in an attitude (aircraft); be in a stance, be in a pose (people animals or martial arts) [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lol
(n) a specific position in the martial arts form Mok'bara [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lolchu'
(v) be in a correct attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lolchu'taH
(v) maintain a correct attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lolmoH
(v) maneuver (an aircraft) to be in an attitude [canon: qughmeH Duj vIlolmoH] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
loltaH
(v) maintain an attitude (aircraft) [It is unknown if this is used outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p8]
lor
(n) cousin (mother's brother's child or father's sister's child), niece or nephew (man's sister's child or woman's brother's child) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
lorbe'
(n) female cousin (mother's brother's daughter or father's sister's daughter), niece (man's sister's daughter or woman's brother's daughter) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
lorloD
(n) male cousin (mother's brother's son or father's sister's son), nephew (man's sister's son or woman's brother's son) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
lotlhmoq
(n) a bird that swoops into the water in order to catch food, but cannot swim [HolQeD v10n4p4]
lo' law'
(n) utility (precedes noun it modifies) [BoP Poster]
lo'laHbe'ghach
(n) worthlessness [TKD p176]
lo'laHghach
(n) value [TKD p176]
luH
(v) yank [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
lurSa'
(proper n) Lursa [HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26}]
magh
(v.t.) betray [MSN and HolQeD v5n3p15 - S26]
maH
(num) ten (combining form)/(number-forming element) [The E-K listing somewhat confusingly includes {maH} as "Ten (combining form) while the K-E lists it as "ten (number-forming element). There is no such confusion over words for hundred, thousand, ten-thousand, etc.] [TKD]
maQmIgh
(n) dark omen, sign of evil coming [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
mar
(v) use the big toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
mara
(proper n) Mara, TOS "Day of the Dove" Kang's wife & Sci. officer [TKD p58]
marwI'
(n) big toe, first toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
matlh
(proper n) Maltz [TKD p58]
ma'veq
(n) a ceremonial knife used in the ritual of *Mauk To'Vor*. One Federation Standard spelling of this weapon's name is {M'veQ}. [http://www.klingon.org/KIWG/ - Klingon spelling confirmed via Email by Okrand]
megh'an
(n) end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {'er'In} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {megh'an}, the OTHER end is called {'er'In}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.] [HolQeD v12n2p6]
mellota'
(proper n) Melota - proper name from Klingon Opera [TKW p187]
meqba'
(n) type of legal proceeding; portion of the trial or appeal where evidence is heard [Addendum; Star Trek Encyclopedia]
mevyap
(excl) stop, enough already [Described in the body text: "it comes from two Klingon verbs, {mev} ("stop, cease") and {yap} ("be enough, be sufficient"). No doubt in the past, the locution was longer, perhaps {yImev, yap!} ("stop! it's enough"). The dropping of the imperative prefix {yI-, pe-} is what would be expected in Clipped Klingon. The two words have been used in juxtaposition for so long, they have come to be accepted as a single, though grammatically peculiar, word."] [KGT p113]
meyrI'
(n) square [Got this from http://www.livejournal.com/community/klingon/ entry August 1, 2005 by ubykhlives] [qep'a' wa'maH cha'DIch]
me'
(n) aunt, mother's sister [HolQeD v9n3p8]
me'nal
(n) aunt, mother's brother's wife [HolQeD v9n3p8]
mIl
(v) be formerly honored [loss of honor is implied; an adjective to describe one who has fallen from grace; not applicable to {'utlh}, which implies a voluntary, honorable retirement] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
mIStaq
(proper n) sculptor who made Blood Oath Circles [KCD]
mojaq
(n) suffix [Note: in English-Klingon side of TKD, this is mojaQ] [TKD]
motlh
(v) be normal / standard [additional to other defs] [BoP Poster / S14]
mughato'
(n) mugato [Introduced TOS episode #47: A Private Little War. One of the more notable native animal forms on Neural {Zeta Bo? III} is the mugato, a large, white, ape-like creature with dorsal spines and a cranial horn. The mugato are monogamous, mating for life. Little or no provocation will spark an attack by this hostile creature, whose bite is highly poisonous and fatal if untreated. The only antidote for the mugato bite is the proper application of the native mako root, which has the ability to draw the toxin out of the human nervous system. {No mention is made of how to draw it out of a Klingon nervous system. Of the planet, the text says:} The native inhabitants of the planet are humanoid, possibly the descendants of a Centaurian exploration mission that disappeared in the area some two hundred years ago. The population was once one of tranquil, peace-loving hunters, but a serious breach of the Prime Directive has resulted in their development of war and comparatively advanced projectile weapons. Direct Klingon interference, countered by Federation involvement, has divided the inhabitants into five major factions, each of which is feuding with the other four. (see also illustration in center insert in that text)] [from Star Trek, The Worlds Of The Federation: (p140-1)]
muj
(v) be wrong [missing from E-K]
mu'qaD veS
(n) curse warfare [PK: written on the printed card]
naDqa'ghach
(n) re-commendation [TKD p176]
naHjej
(n) thistle [KGT p88]
naHnagh
(n) pit (of fruit) [KGT p89]
namtun
(n) the familiar beginning of a song [After hearing just this short portion of the beginning of the song, a listener will recognize the tune.] [HolQeD v12n2p9]
nan
(v) use the fourth toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
nanwI'
(n) fourth toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
naQ
(v) be full, whole, entire[, complete] [from the Addendum of TKD [E-K side only]]
natlIS
(n) last item in a list [HolQeD v12n2p9]
natlh
(v.t.) drain [HolQeD v6n2p9 S33]
nav HablI'
(n) FAX machine [HolQeD v5n2p20]
naw'
(v and n) access [This is listed as a noun in the E-K side, but as a verb in K-E]
nay'
(n) course, dish (at a meal) [{Under "dish" in English-Klingon side of TKD, (food) replaces (at a meal).}] [TKW p133]
neb
(n) beak, bill [HolQeD v10n4p5]
neSlo'
(n) small mirror [smaller than SIla'] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
netlh
(num) ten thousand [should be noted as number-forming element] [TKD 5.2]
ne'
(n) yeoman [for those unfamiliar with the term, the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines yeoman as petty officer] [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
nItebHa'
(adv) together [BoP Poster]
notqa'
(n) a large, black bird [nowhere near as large as a qa'rol, which is really big] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
nuH bey'
(n) Pride of Weapons [KCD]
nural
(n) Neural [Introduced TOS episode #47: A Private Little War. Federation Catalog Name is Zeta Bo? III. "This Class M world is the third of ten that orbit a brilliant, moderate-size yellow star in a binary system. The planet is quite Earth-like, with vast oceans and desert, moderate, and tropical climate zones. Neural is the only planet in the Zeta Bo? system to have a moon, which has been named Asetia by the native population of Neural's lower desert. The native inhabitants of the planet are humanoid, possibly the descendants of a Centaurian exploration mission that disappeared in the area some two hundred years ago. The population was once one of tranquil, peace-loving hunters, but a serious breach of the Prime Directive has resulted in their development of war and comparatively advanced projectile weapons. Direct Klingon interference, countered by Federation involvement, has divided the inhabitants into five major factions, each of which is feuding with the other four. One of the more notable native animal forms on is the mugato.] [from Star Trek, The Worlds Of The Federation: (p140-1)]
ngav
(n) writer's cramp [linguist humor] [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
nga'chuq
(v) sex (i.e., perform sex; always subject) [Note: it is unclear about what part of speech this may be, though it is probably a verb and "always subject" probably refers to the concept that all involved parties collectively make the subject of this verb.] [from veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD v1n3p9]
ngech
(n) valley[, woman's cleavage] [confirmed at qep'a' wejDIch by Okrand]
ngIj
(v) be rowdy, unruly [KGT p150]
ngop
(n) plates (for eating) [Incorrectly listed as a verb.] [KGT]
ngoqDe'
(n) encoded message [HolQeD v8n4p12]
ngugh
(adv) then, at that time [Newsgroup]
ngun
(v) perch [if bird lands on land, use Saq, on water, use tlhot] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
nguq
(v) be arrogant, haughty, conceited [an undesirable trait] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
nguSDI'
(n) motor [BoP Poster]
pach
(n) claw, talon [HolQeD v10n4p5]
parbIng
(n) a mid-sized bird with particularly garish coloring (at least from a Klingon point of view) [HolQeD v10n4p4]
pa'
(n) chamber [add to existing defs] [BoP Poster]
pa' beb
(n) ceiling of top story room [NEWS, HolQeD v8n3p2]
pa' reD
(n) interior face of exterior wall [NEWS]
pegh
(v) be secret [CK & PK]
peghmey vIttlhegh
(n) secrecy proverb [HolQeD v5n1p10]
per
(v) label / ascertain, specify [TKD / NEWS group online]
petaQ
(excl) epithet [TKD p178]
pIn tlhoy'
(n) territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall) [NEWS]
pIpyuS
(n) pipius [whose claws are used as food, requiring breaking] [Addendum of TKD, TKW p185]
pIq
(n) time period from now (future) [HolQeD v8n3p3]
pIrmuS
(n) bottom (exterior) [HolQeD v8n3p2]
pItlh
(excl) done [all done, all finished - a common exclamation uttered upon the completion of a project.] [KCD]
pIvchem
(n) warp field [BoP Poster]
pIvlob
(n) warp factor [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
po Ha'DIbaH
(n) literary name for 'uSgheb or jajlo' Qa', commonly used in operas and plays, but rarely in everyday speech [Maltz guesses this term can also refer to jajlo' Qa' as well] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
poDmoH
(v) clip [This entry was omitted from the Klingon-English side of TKD]
pop
(n) honor, reward, token of esteem [formal recognition of an accomplishment or accomplishments] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
porghQeD
(n) scientific study of bodily functions [Klingons don't talk all that much about bodily functions as a group, but they certainly do talk about specific bodily functions.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
pujmoH
(v) weaken [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
pujwI'
(n) weakling [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD, TKW p24]
pup
(v) be high resolution [added to existing defs] [BoP Poster]
puq chonnaQ
(n) fork [From Marc Okrand on startrek.klingon (Usenet newsgroup)]
puqnI'
(n) grandchild [HolQeD v9n3p9]
puqnI'be'
(n) granddaughter [HolQeD v9n3p9]
puqnI'loD
(n) grandson [HolQeD v9n3p9]
pur
(v) inhale [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
qab
(n) face [symbol of identity] [TKW p59]
qaj
(v) soar [HolQeD v10n4p5]
qan
(v) use the pinky (little finger) [An idiomatic gesture: to point your pinky at someone is to comment that you believe they are old.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qanraD
(n) a bird known for its song [HolQeD v10n4p4]
qanwI'
(n) pinky, little finger [Pointing with the pinky is an idiomatic gesture indicating that the person being pointed at is old.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qarghan
(proper n) Kargan [HolQeD v4n3p4]
qaryoq
(n) bird capable of mimicking speech [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
qaryoq'a'
(n) bird capable of mimicking speech, larger than qaryoq [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
qawHaq
(n) memory banks[, data banks (singular)] [It's listed in both TKD and its Addendum with different definitions] [TKD and [Addendum of TKD]]
qay
(v) use the second (middle) finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qaywI'
(n) middle finger, second finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qa'meH
(n) replacement ["...something that takes over for or is used instead of something that is gone or that has been lost. It is not used for a temporary substitute or stand-in; the word for that is lIw."] [HolQeD v5n1p10, KGT]
qa'meH vIttlhegh
(n) replacement proverb [HolQeD v5n1p10]
qa'rI'
(n) end (of corridor, tunnel, conduit, Jeffries tube, sewer, road, bridge, long field, etc.) [This is the end of any clearly defined space longer than wide in which people might find themselves.] [HolQeD v12n2p7]
qa'rol
(n) a really big bird [much larger than a notqa'] [HolQeD v10n4p4]
qa'vaQ
(n) qa'vak (traditional game); hoop and stick maneuver [KGT; TKW p199]
qelI'qam
(n) kellicam [According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia, one kellicam is roughly equal to two kilometers] [TKD]
qen
(adv) recently, a short time ago [NEWS]
qeng
(proper n) Kang [TKD p58; TOS [Day of the Dawn]; TKD p11]
qevaS
(n) kevas [An unspecified commodity. In the TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" Spock poses as a Vulcan trader in kevas and trillium. Thus, both appear in TKD. Star Trek Encyclopedia lists them as a gemstones, established in DS9 "Trials and Tribble�ations".] [TKD]
qew
(v) use the ring (third) finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qewwI'
(n) ring finger, third finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
qeylIS
(proper n) Kahless [TKD p58]
qeylIS mInDu'
(n) Eyes of Kahless, a guessing game with dice where the winner receives a punch. [KCD]
qIrq
(proper n) Kirk [HolQeD v8n4p12]
qo'qaD
(n) phlegm [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
qughDo
(n) cruising speed [BoP Poster]
qul tuq
(n) "House (family, ancestral unit) of Fire" name of an opera [KCD]
qung
(n) hole in a musical instrument [This is to change pitch in a wind instrument; apparently not a soundhole for stringed instrument.] [HolQeD v10n2p8]
qutluch
(n) type of hand weapon [from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p103]
quv
(n) honor [personal honor, earned by one's behavior] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
quv bey'
(n) honor display [KCD]
quy'Ip
(n) vomit [Spelled backwards, {pI'yuq} is a phonetic spelling of the English "puke".] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
Qab
(n) theragen [Appeared in TOS episode #63: The Tholian Web]
Qaj
(n) type of animal with brown lips, kradge [{Qaj wuS rur} often used to indicate brown colored object.] [HolQeD v8n1p7]
Qap
(v.t.) win (a competition) ["'To win' a competition is Qap. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say Qapchu', even though that's a bit redundant.) In TKD, Qap is translated as 'succeed, work, function. To a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly.] [from Okrand's notes, HolQeD v2n4p18, TKW p211]
Qaq
(v) behave falsely honorably, behave in a falsely honorable manner [deception is implied] [HolQeD, v12n3p8]
Qaw'
(v) destroy [TKD erroneously lists this as a noun in both E-K and K-E word lists, but at the top of p49 it is described as a verb, not a noun. It is also used as a verb in TKW p211.] [TKD p49, TKW p211]
Qay'
(v) use the little toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
Qay'wI'
(n) little toe, fifth toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
Qa'Hom
(n) an animal (not a bird), like a Qa' but smaller [This does not make a ruckus at dawn, like the jajlo' Qa'] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
Qep'It
(n) any gas produced by a body [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
QID
(v) wound [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
QIn
(n) spear head, sharpened end of pencil [Likely, this can refer to the sharp end of anything spearlike with poke potential.] [HolQeD v12n2p6]
QIn pup
(n) plain spearhead with single sharp point [KGT p64]
QIn vagh
(n) spearhead with multiple points [KGT p64]
QI'lop
(n) a holiday [from PK, this is a guess as to what Michael Dorn was pronouncing]
QI'tu'
(n) paradise [In Klingon mythology, this was the source of all creation] [from the Addendum of TKD, KCD]
QI'yaH
(excl) Klingon curse [vulgar Klingon expression; one of the strongest, most foul Klingon expressions; it defies translation] [TKD p58, KCD]
QongDaqDaq
(n) in bed [TKW p40]
Qovpatlh
(excl) epithet [TKD p178]
Qoy
(v.t.) hear, [listen to] [Used as Sentence As Object, TKW p195] [TKW p31]
Qulpa'
(n) research lab [BoP Poster]
Qum
(n) communications, communication related technology [BoP Poster]
Qun
(n) god, supernatural being [NEWS]
Qutlh
(v) support [BoP Poster]
Qu'vatlh
(excl) Klingon curse [CK: said in moments of extreme anger] [TKD p58]
rach
(v) invigorate, fortify, strengthen [MSN news group]
rachwI'
(n) nurse [MSN news group]
rav'eq
(n) ceiling [NEWS]
raw'
(n) an aquatic bird with colorful plumage [HolQeD v10n4p5]
rech
(v) exhale [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
reD
(n) exterior wall [NEWS]
ret
(n) time period ago (past) [HolQeD v8n3p3]
rIl
(v) use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to a child using a thumb. See also {Sen}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
rIl
(v) play (a wind instrument) [This is a brass technique, not a flute technique. Most typically it is used with {gheb} as the object.] [HolQeD v10n2p9]
rIlwI'
(n) thumb [Most commonly used in reference to a child's thumb. See also {Sen}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
ron
(v) roll (aircraft wings tilt, one up, one down) [It is unknown if this word has meaning outside the context of aircraft attitude.] [HolQeD v11n2p9]
roS
(v) use the third toe [HolQeD v10n2p10]
roSwI'
(n) third toe [HolQeD v10n2p7]
ruq
(v) belch [Gas produced is called {SIp} or {Qep'It}.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
rura' pente'
(proper n) Rura Penthe [from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p190]
rutlh
(n) wheel [NEWS]
Saqjan
(n) landing gear [BoP Poster]
Say'qu'moH
(v) sterilize [HolQeD v1n3p9]
Sa'Hut
(n) ass, rear end, buttocks [This word was revealed during a session of singing and dancing the Hokey Pokey] [qep'a' HutDIch]
Segh
(n) race (type, sort, class) [tlhIngan Segh] [TKW p13]
Sen
(v) use the thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult using a thumb. See also {rIl}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SenwI'
(n) thumb [Most commonly used in reference to an adult thumb. See also {rIl}.] [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SenwI' rIlwI' je
(n) everybody (idiomatic phrase) [HolQeD v10n2p8]
Serrum
(n) earwax [HolQeD, v12n4p9]
SIla'
(n) large mirror [larger than neSlo'] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
SIq
(v) use the index finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SIqwI'
(n) index finger, first finger [HolQeD v10n2p7]
SIv
(v) wonder [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
Soj
(n) food [carries the idiomatic sense of "matter, concern, affair", as in {tlhIngan Soj 'oH -- not bIyaj} meaning, "It is a Klingon matter -- you'll never understand."] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
Soq
(v.t.) gain [HolQeD v6n2p9 S33]
SoSbor
(n) motherboard [BoP Poster]
SoSbor'a'
(n) main core [BoP Poster]
tagh
(v.t.) begin a process, initiate [proceedings] [Addendum of TKD, TKW p187]
tagha'
(adv) finally, at last [NEWS]
taHqeq
(excl) epithet [this is a classic insult.] [from TKD p178; also in CK]
tajvaj
(n) angle [HolQeD v11n2p9]
tal
(n) cannon [BoP Poster]
tangqa'
(n) animal species with both genders resembling Terran bull [HolQeD]
taQ
(v) be weird [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
targh tIq
(n) heart of targ, a food item [described and shown on KCD]
tatlh
(v) return (something) [NEWS]
tel
(n) wing [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
tennuS
(n) uncle, father's brother [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tennuSnal
(n) uncle, father's sister's husband [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tepqengwI'
(n) cargo lift [(add to current defs) ] [BoP Poster]
tey'
(n) cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece or nephew (man's brother's child or woman's sister's child) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tey'be'
(n) female cousin (mother's sister's child or father's brother's child), niece (man's brother's daughter or woman's sister's daughter) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tey'loD
(n) male cousin (mother's sister's son or father's brother's son), nephew (man's brother's son or woman's sister's son) [HolQeD v9n3p8]
tIjwI'ghom
(n) boarding party [TKD p20]
tIl
(v) salivate [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tIng
(n) southwestward, area toward the southwest (approx 220 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counting clockwise with 0 at north) [HolQeD v8n4p6]
tIq
(n) heart [TKW p23 - symbolic]
tIqnagh lemDu'
(n) Tknag hooves, a food item always referred to in plural [KCD]
tI'ang
(proper n) T'Ong (name of a ship) [S15, HolQeD v4n3p5]
toDDuj
(n) rescue ship [HolQeD v8n4p11]
toDSaH
(excl) epithet [you would call someone this if you were not on the best of terms.] [TKD p178; CK]
toQ
(n) a bird of prey [HolQeD v10n4p5]
tor
(v) pitch (aircraft tilts nose up or down), kneel (action of a person or animal) [HolQeD v11n2p9]
torgh
(proper n) Torg [TKD p58]
tugh
(excl) hurry up! [MSN]
tuj muvwI'
(n (presumed)) thermo-suture [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
tuqnIgh
(n) a member of one's house [HolQeD v9n3p9]
tuS
(v) cough [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tuy'
(v) spit [If you spit out liquid, {bItuy'}, but if you spit out solids, {bItlhIS}.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tlhach mu'mey
(n) jargon [KGT p45]
tlhej
(v.t.) accompany [Note: this is labeled as a noun in TKD, but Okrand corrected himself in Okrand's notes.] [HolQeD v2n4p18, TKW p161]
tlhepQe'
(n) saliva [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
tlhIng yoS
(proper n) Kling District [BoP Poster]
tlhot
(v) land on water (like a bird) [if bird lands on land, use Saq, in a tree, use ngun] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
tlhov
(v) wheeze [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
tlhoy
(adv) overly, to an excessive degree, excessively, too much [HolQeD v8n3p2]
tlhoy'
(n) wall, interior wall, interior face of exterior wall, territorial wall [NEWS]
tlhoy' SaS
(n) ceiling/floor between stories [NEWS]
tlho'ren
(n) unit measure approx. one quart/litre [MSN]
tlhup
(v) whisper [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
va
(excl) general invective [TKD p178]
vaD
(v) be flexible [HolQeD v10n2p11]
valQIS
(proper n) Valkris [TKD p58]
van
(v) end (an event, voyage, battle, play, opera, story, song, etc.) [The subject of this verb is the person causing an event to end. The direct object is the event that is ended.] [HolQeD v12n2p8]
vay'
(n) somebody, something, anybody, anything [someone] [TKW p88]
vegh
(v) go through (an open door, a tunnel, etc.) [qep'a' loSDIch]
vem'eq
(n) a bird that feeds almost exclusively on the serpent worm from which qagh is made [Klingons are not particularly fond of this bird] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
veqlargh
(n) devil, demon, Fek'lhr [the beast who guards the dwelling place of the dishonored dead] [from the Addendum of TKD, TKW p197, KCD]
verengan Ha'DIbaH
(n) Ferengi dog - a classic insult [KCD]
vID'Ir
(n) baffle [BoP Poster]
vIlInHoD
(n) bird capable of mimicking speech [Some people pluralize these with -pu', but most use -mey.] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
vIn
(n) cousin, niece or nephew [In the singular, typically tey' or lor is preferred unless the individual is being referred to as a member of a group that likely includes both tey' and/or lor. The plural form (vInpu') is used for a group that includes tey' and/or lor.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
vIno'va' qurgh
(n) finova bean(s) [KCD, HolQeD v5n1p20]
vInpu'
(n) cousins, a group of tey' and lor [In the singular, typically tey' or lor is preferred unless the individual is being referred to as a member of a group that likely includes both tey' and/or lor. The plural form (vInpu') is used for a group that includes tey' and/or lor.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
vIq
(n) battle, combat (abstract) [KGT p47]
vItHay'
(n) the truth test [KCD]
wab
(n) sound, noise [NEWS]
waqboch
(n) a bird with a very long beak [HolQeD v10n4p5]
waQ
(n) months from now [HolQeD v8n3p3]
wen
(n) months ago [HolQeD v8n3p3]
wogh
(v) transgress, do more than is acceptable [{bIwogh} might be translated "You go too far."] [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
wom
(v) peck [used for both eating and attacking by pecking] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
wovmoHwI'
(n) light (lamp) [BoP Poster]
wo'rIv
(proper n) Worf [HolQeD v4n3p4]
wuD
(v) snore [Breathe more noisily than {jev}.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
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]
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]
yergho
(n) wall of a city (from yer+gho) [NEWS]
yIntagh
(excl) epithet [TKD p178]
yIQ
(v) be wet [This was missing from the English-Klingon side of TKD]
yor
(n) top (exterior) [HolQeD v8n3p2]
yo'SeH yaHnIv
(n) Operations Command [Apparently this is a proper noun.] [HolQeD v8n4p11]
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]
yuvtlhe'
(n) lid, cover, cap [HolQeD v8n3p2]
yu'egh
(n) wave [This was omitted from the English-Klingon listing of TKD]
'ab
(v.t.) have a length/height of (object is length) [HolQeD v6n2p9 S32}, MSN]
'aqroS
(n) maximum / bottom surface of a table, ceiling [BoP Poster, HolQeD v8n3p2]
'aqtu'
(proper n) Aktuh - proper name from Klingon opera [TKW p187]
'arlogh
(ques) how many times? [NEWS]
'eDjen
(n) an arrogant or haughty person [HolQeD, v12n3p9]
'eDSeHcha
(n, plural) Take-Off/Landing Thrusters [BoP Poster]
'em
(v) vomit [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
'entepray'
(proper n) Enterprise (name of ship) [S15 HolQeD v4n3p5]
'er'In
(n) end (of stick, rope, etc.), other end from {megh'an} [This can refer to either end of the rope, stick or whatever, but once you arbitrarily choose an end to call {'er'In}, the OTHER end is called {megh'an}. Before you make this initial reference, either end can be called either {'er'In} or {megh'an}.] [HolQeD v12n2p6]
'ev
(n) northwestward, area to the northwest (320 degrees on terran 360 degree compass counted clockwise with 0 at north) [HolQeD v8n4p6]
'e'mam
(n) aunt, father's sister [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'e'mamnal
(n) aunt, father's brother's wife [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'e'nal
(n) someone who married into the family [No specific family relationship is given.] [HolQeD v9n3p9]
'Iq
(v) be too much, be too many [HolQeD v8n3p3]
'IqnaH
(n) mucus [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
'IqnaH QaD
(n) dry mucus, booger [charghwI' is interpreting this first definition (provided by Okrand) in creating the second one (created by charghwI') because he can't figure out any other meaning.] [HolQeD, v12n4p8]
'IrneH
(n) uncle, mother's brother [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'IrneHnal
(n) uncle, mother's sister's husband [HolQeD v9n3p8]
'Iw 'Ip ghomey
(proper n) blood oath circles - the name of a well known sculpture by mIStaq [KCD]
'och
(n) conduit [(add to previous defs) ] [BoP Poster]
'or
(v) pilot, operate (an aircraft) [HolQeD v11n2p8]
'orghen
(n) Organia [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'.] [TKD]
'orghen rojmab
(n) Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya' rojmab] [TKD]
'orghenya'
(n) Organia [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen.] [TKD]
'orghenya' rojmab
(n) Organian Peace Treaty [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghen rojmab] [TKD]
'orghenya'ngan
(n) Organian [in TKD Klingon-English side, it lists 'orghenngan] [TKD]
'orghengan
(n) Organian [in TKD English-Klingon side, it lists 'orghenya'ngan] [TKD]
'orwI'
(n) pilot, one who operates (an aircraft) [HolQeD v11n2p8]
'o'megh
(n) end (of a song) [HolQeD v12n2p9]
'uD Haqtaj
(n) laser scalpel [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
'uD'a'
(n) laser [veS QonoS, listed in HolQeD, v1n3p9]
'ur
(v) treason, commit treason [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD.] [Addendum of TKD]
'urwI'
(n) traitor [This is missing from the Klingon-English side of TKD] [Addendum of TKD]
'uSgheb
(n) a noisy bird known to make a ruckus at dawn, likened to a rooster [much fiercer than a rooster] [HolQeD v10n4p5]
Works Cited
CK
Okrand, Marc. (1992). Conversational Klingon (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-79739-5
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
PK
Levine, Barry & Okrand, Marc. (1993). Power Klingon: Master the Language of Warriors (audio cassette). New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN: 0-671-87975-8
qep'a' wejDIch
(1996). The third annual conference of the Klingon Language Institute, July 17-21. Marc Okrand was in attendance for one day.
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
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.
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