Words followed by an * or ? are either non-canon or non-verified
| w | ||
| wage war, do battle, fight, battle (v) must have an expressed object so ‘with' normally forms part of the translation | GOB | |
| wail, howl, cry (n) used alone and in sentences e.g., HEG BEY - death cry <> BEY SEQ - ceremonial howl | BEY | |
| wait (for) (v) | LOS | |
| waiter, waitress, food server (n) | JABWI' | |
| waitress, food server, waiter (n) | JABWI' | |
| wake (someone) up (v) | VEMMOH | |
| wake up, cease sleeping (v) | VEM | |
| walk (v) | YIT | |
| wall/partition (interior) (n) for exterior wall see RED | XOY' | |
| wall (exterior) (n) for an interior wall/partition see XOY' | RED | |
| wall, interior wall, interior face of exterior wall, territorial wall (n) [NEWS 12/7/98] | XOY' | |
| wall; interior face of exterior wall (n) [NEWS 12/7/98] | PA' RED | |
| wall of a city (from yer+gho) (n) [NEWS 12/7/98] | YERGO | |
| wall; territorial wall (e.g. Berlin Wall) (n) [NEWS 12/7/98] | CEVWI' XOY' | |
| want (v) | NEH | |
| war (an individual war) (n) | NOH | |
| war (n) | NOH | |
| war, warfare (n) | VES | |
| war; make war (v) | QOJ | |
| war; wage war, do battle, fight battle (v) must have an expressed object so ‘with' normally forms part of the translation | GOB | |
| warfare, war (n) | VES | |
| warhead (of a torpedo) (n) | JORNUB | |
| warhead (of a torpedo) (n) | JORNEB | |
| warn, alert (v) | GUHMOH | |
| warnog (name of a drink), Klingon ale (n) | WORNAG | |
| warp drive (n) | PIVGOR | |
| warp factor (n) | PIVLOB | |
| Warp Field (n) [BoP Poster] | PIVCEM | |
| warrant, deserve (v) | KOX | |
| warrior (n) | SUVWI' | |
| warrior (n) | VAJ | |
| warriors knife, d'ktahg (n) | DAKTAG | |
| warship (n) | VESDUJ | |
| washroom (n) | PUCPA' | |
| watch (v) | BEJ | |
| watch; chronometer (n) | XAK | |
| water (n) | BIQ | |
| water jug (n) | BIQ BAL | |
| wave (n) | YU'EG | |
| wave, flap, flutter (v) | JOK | |
| wavy-bladed knife (n) (w) | QIS | |
| we - (no object) (pre) | MA- | |
| we - him/her/it (pre) | WI- | |
| we - them (pre) | DI- | |
| we - you (plural) (pre) | RE- | |
| we - you (pre) | PI- | |
| we, us (pro) | MAH | |
| weak, be weak (v) | PUJ | |
| weaken (v) | PUJMOH | |
| weakling (n) | PUJWI' | |
| weakling, runt, scrawny one, skinny one (n) (slang) | HOM | |
| wealth, richness (n) | MIP | |
| weapon (n) | NUH | |
| wear (clothes) (v) | TUQ | |
| wear out (v) | QOPMOH | |
| weather (a specific weather condition at a given moment) (n) The word for the weather in general is just the word MUD. | MUD DOX | |
| weather (state of the weather in general) (n) When inquiring about specific weather conditions at a specific time and/or place, the expression MUD DOX - ‘atmosphere status' is used. | MUD | |
| week (Klingon) (n) | HOG | |
| weigh, have a weight of (v) | FI' | |
| weight; unit weight approx. 5 pounds (2.25kg) (n) [MSN 10/22/97] | CEB | |
| weird, be weird (v) | TAQ | |
| Well done!, Very good! (excl) | MAJQA' | |
| Well! So! (excl) | TOH | |
| weapons officer (n) | NUHPIN | |
| wet, be wet (v) | YIQ | |
| what? (ques) | NUK | |
| what did you say? huh? what? (excl) | NUKJAX | |
| What do you want? (greeting) (excl) | NUKNEH | |
| What time is it? [SEE ‘how many times? (ques)] | ('ARLOG) | |
| what? what did you say? huh? (excl) | NUKJAX | |
| wheeze (v) | XOV | |
| -when, as soon as (v-9) e.g., KARA'DI' - when I command you. | -DI' | |
| when? (ques) | GORG | |
| -where; as in ??? [SEE -which (v-9)] head noun should take the noun locative suffix (-DAK). | (-BOG) | |
| where? (ques) | NUKDAK | |
| -which (relative clause marker) (v-9) e.g. KIPU'BOG YAS - The officer who hit him/her. Federation Std phrases commonly use who, which, where, and that. e.g., the horse which is neighing, the plane that landed. To make sense of a clause implying ‘where' the head noun should take the locative suffix (-DAK). e.g., QE'DAK WISOPTA'BOG <> at the restaurant where we ate. Without it the sentence would translate ‘the restaurant that we ate. | -BOG | |
| -while (v-9) (always used with type 7 -taH) e.g., SUQOFTAHVIS - While they are sleeping. | -VIS | |
| whine (v) | VIF | |
| whisper (v) | XUP | |
| white, be white (v) | CIS | |
| -who, whom, which, that [SEE -which (v-9)] |
(-BOG) | |
| who? (ques) | 'IV | |
| whole, be whole, entire, full (v) | NAQ | |
| whole, entity (n) | DOL | |
| -whom, who, which, that [SEE -which (v-9)] |
(-BOG) | |
| why? (ques) | KAX | |
| width; have a width of (v) [MSN 10/22/97] | JUC | |
| wield or swing (a weapon) (v) especially if the weapon is an axe. | QAC | |
| wife (n) | BE'NAL | |
| -will, allow, let (implied when
with a command prefix) [SEE -cause (v-4)] |
(-MOH) | |
| -willing (v-2) e.g., HEGKAF -he/she is willing to die. | -KAF | |
| win (a competition) (v) (v.t.) to a Klingon, to win is to function perfectly. {from Okrand's notes, HOLQED Vol. 2, No. 4} ["'To win' a competition is QAP. (If it's a decisive or particularly gratifying victory, they'd say QAPCU', 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.] {TKW page 211} | QAP | |
| wind, breeze (n) | SUS | |
| windbag, bellows (n) | SUSDEK | |
| window (n) | QORWAG | |
| wine, beer, liquor, alcohol, ale, (n) | HIK | |
| wing (n) | TEL | |
| winter (n) | BOV BIR | |
| with-in [SEE -locative (n-5)] | (-DAK) | |
| without, be without, lack (v) | HUX | |
| woman, female (n) | BE' | |
| wonder (v) | SIV | |
| wonderful, be wonderful, be great, be excellent, be splendid (v) (slang) | KU' | |
| Great!, Wonderful! (excl) (slang) The (v) (slang) may also be used as an exclamation and in this sense is interchangeable with COF. | KU' | |
| wonderful, be wonderful, great (v) | DUN | |
| -won't!, don't! (v-R) e.g., VIXOBQO' - I won't ask him/her | -QO' | |
| wood (n) | SOR HAP | |
| woods, forest (n) | FEM | |
| word (n) | MU' | |
| Worf (pr n) | WO'RIV | |
| work for (actively), earn (v) | BAJ | |
| work, function, succeed, win (a competition) (v) | QAP | |
| work, toil (v) | VUM | |
| working, be working [SEE: be in operation, operate (v)] | (QAP) | |
| world, realm (n) | KO' | |
| worm, serpent (n) | GARG | |
| worn out, be worn out (v) | QOP | |
| worrywart (n) | REJMORG | |
| worsen (v) | 'ARG | |
| worthless, be worthless (v) | LO'LAHBE' | |
| worthlessness (n) | LO'LAHBE'GAC | |
| wound (v) | QID | |
| wraith; [see spirit (n)] | (KA') | |
| wrap, encase (v) | KAT | |
| wreck (v) | PUY | |
| wrist (body part) (n) | YEB | |
| write, mark (upon) , engrave, incise (v) see also KON – record, compose and GER - formulate, compile. | GIX | |
| writer's cramp (n) | FAV | |
| writhe (v) | NOG | |
| wrong, be wrong (v) | MUJ | |
| wrong, treat unjustly (v) | QIH | |
| wrong; do the wrong thing, do something wrongly [SEE –Undo (v-9)] | (-HA') | |