An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Used in a Sentence
klingon
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for klingon.
Editorial note
The Strong and Weak fields are Klingon Poetry next to the scripture that describes Gravity and Electromagnetism.
Examples19
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of klingon gathered in one view.
A surname.
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for klingon.
noun
An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
noun
A surname.
noun
(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat.
Example sentences
The Strong and Weak fields are Klingon Poetry next to the scripture that describes Gravity and Electromagnetism.
To me if he looks like a Klingon and sounds like a Klingon...
Even Klingon and Quenya are bound to the universes and cultures created by their authors & fan bases.
There's no difference between speaking to your child in Klingon or any other minority language, constructed or natural.
Yep most brits won't even be able to distinguish between welsh and klingon most of the time.
Remember that kid who absolutely refused to use Klingon after he was old enough?
Not sure the reason for the dislike (did you go to a Klingon meetup?).
Looks like there are folks working on the Klingon version of the Bible.
Well, they are coming out with Klingon sometime in the next year.
Then I'd teach my minions Klingon and we'd all be using a single language (with less than 6k words) today.
Edit: The Klingon Duolingo course should be pretty awesome, though.
I notice that manufactured languages such as Klingon also has swear words/phrases.
Quote examples
At least one Klingon epithet, petaQ, seems to be used to refer to "someone who has no honor." It was used of Worf by other Klingons during the period of his discommendation.
- plus c.how can be chow or see how or ch ow or even cho w...which loosely translated from Klingon means "a fool and his money..."Honestly, it shocks me to you didn't see how it's worth more right away...
"I was interested in the question of whether my son, going through his first language acquisition process, would acquire it like any human language," Klingon is a human language!
Early in Game of Thrones when Khaleesi (sp?) hooked up with the Dothraki warrior guy ("you are my moon" etc.) I would infuriate the office GoT geek by my inability to remember any of the names in general, and my humorous (to me) habit of referring to said warrior as "the Klingon dude" in particular.
Proper noun examples
Klingon is a constructed language, but it is sufficiently complex to be generative enough for actual use.
If this man values Klingon, he ought to be able to teach his kid the language.
Is it just me or that guy looks a lot like a Klingon?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use klingon in a sentence?
The Strong and Weak fields are Klingon Poetry next to the scripture that describes Gravity and Electromagnetism.
What does klingon mean?
An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
What part of speech is klingon?
klingon is commonly used as noun.