KLINGON DICTIONARY   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] 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] 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] 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