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| Alphabetical list of Klingonese glossary |
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- baH
- tlhIngan Hol imperative verb meaning "to fire"; as in to fire a weapon. (TOS movie: The Motion Picture , TOS movie: The Search for Spock)
- batlh
- Klingonese term referring to the concept of honor. It can be used either as a noun ("honor") or as an adverb ("honorably, in an honored fashion"). (TNG novelization: All Good Things...; DS9 episode: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..."; ST reference: The Klingon Dictionary)
- See also: quv.
- batlh bIHeghjaj
- tlhIngan Hol phrase meaning "may you die bravely". (ST reference: The Klingon Way; TOS novel: Captain's Peril)
- batlh potlh law' yIn potlh puS
- tlhIngan Hol phrase meaning "honor is more important than life". (ST reference: The Klingon Way; STO - Star Trek Magazine short story: "An Honorable Frontier")
- bIjeghbe'chugh vaj bIHegh
- tlhIngan Hol term meaning "surrender or die". It is literally translated "If you do not surrender then you will die". Captain Klaa repeated this phrase during a mind meld with Spock, as a challenge to his perceived enemies. (TOS - Mere Anarchy eBook: The Blood-Dimmed Tide)
- bImoHqu'
- tlhIngan Hol phrase roughly meaning "You look terrible". (ST reference: The Klingon Dictionary; VAN novel: Harbinger)
- bIQ
- tlhIngan Hol word for "water". It is often used to symbolize weakness, in contrast to blood ('Iw) which symbolizes strength. (ST reference: The Klingon Way)
- bIQ bal
- tlhIngan Hol for "water jug". In some households, it is traditional to keep a well-filled jug of water at the entrance of one's house, to quench the thirst of warriors when they return from battle. (ST video game: Star Trek: Klingon)
- bIQ ngaS HIvje'lIj.
- One of many tlhIngan Hol expressions involving water. This one literally translates as "Your cup contains water.", though the implied meaning is "You've got it all wrong." (ST reference: Klingon for the Galactic Traveler)
- blue lights
- Klingon slang term, roughly translated as "that's right". Similar to the English expression "green light". (TOS novel: The Final Reflection)
- bujwI'
- tlhIngan Hol word for croupier. (DSC episode: "Will You Take My Hand?")
- butlh
- tlhIngan Hol word which translates to "dirt under one's fingernails". However, it is also used metaphorically to mean "gall", "brazenness" or "chutzpah". Saying that somebody lacks butlh is a grave insult, suggesting that they live a very clean and comfortable life, which conflicts with the Klingon warrior ethos. (Klingon culture reference: The Klingon Way, The Klingon Hamlet)