Additional Vocabulary
KLI Archives
One of the purposes of the KLI is to establish and maintain a collection of
works relating to Klingon language and culture. The following is an
excerpt from an issue of
Kaase, dated 1990. It was supplied by Tom Scheuer who, along with Marc
Okrand, graciously provided permission for its reprinting in
a few of the items below were more formally published in last year's reissue
of
The following word list was granted permission for
publication in
(Copyright 1990 Marc Okrand). Reprinting of this list in
any other work is prohibited without the express
permission of Marc Okrand.
_tera'ngan_ _tlhIngan_
sex (i.e., perform sex; nga'chuq
always subject)
pregnant (be pregnant) yatlh
monitor (n, i.e., a device) jIH
pneumatic hypo Hergh QaywI'
(or HerghwI' for short)
thermo-suture tuj muvwI'
laser 'uD'a'
laser scalpel 'uD Haqtaj
paralyze (cause roSHa'moH
to be paralyzed)
sterilize Say'qu'moH
radiation woj
gravity tlham
reactor woj choHwI'
transtator Hos choHwI'
auxiliary, backup ) chach
(= emergency
trigger chu'wI'
vegetable (also fruit) naH
meat (= animal) Ha'DIbaH
ambassador Duy'a'
shuttlecraft lupDujHom
attack fighter HIvDuj
direction (spatial) lurgh
food Soj
dark omen, sign maQmigh
of evil coming
klingon fighting tonSaw'
Hertz (frequency) chaDvay'
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