Klingon
/ˈklɪŋɒn/US/ˈklɪŋɑn/
Klingon proper noun: a surname.
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Proper noun (1)
Klingon (plural Klingons)
- A surname.
Noun
Klingon (plural Klingons)
- 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.
- SPOCK: Captain, we've reached the designated position for scanning the coded directive tape.
KIRK: Good. We've both guessed right. Negotiations with the Klingon Empire are on the verge of breaking down. Starfleet Command anticipates a surprise attack. We are to proceed to Organia and take whatever...1967 March 23, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, Errand of Mercy (Star Trek: The Original Series), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC
- SPOCK: Captain, we've reached the designated position for scanning the coded directive tape.
Proper noun (2)
Klingon
- An artificial language created by Marc Okrand for the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- You might be familiar with more a priori conlangs than you think: The Klingon language from the television series "Star Trek," the Na’vi language from the movie "Avatar," and the Dothraki language from the television series "Game of Thrones" are all examples of a priori languages.2012 October 31, Laura Wright, “UT Language Creation Society invites students to learn origins of newer languages”, in The Daily Texan, Austin, Tex.: Texas Student Media, University of Texas at...
- The years roll by as they always do, and more examples of pIqaD usage for Klingon have been coming to light. Does this still not count as usage?2016, Mark Shoulson, “pIqaD (Klingon) and its Usage”, in Unicode, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2021, page 1
- Synonyms:
- Klingonese
Klingon meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Indonesian
Klingon in Marathi
- member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe
- क्लिंगॉन kliṅgŏn
- the language
- क्लिंगॉन kliṅgŏn
Klingon in Arabic
- the language
- كْلِينْغُونِيَّة klīnḡūniyya
Klingon in Indonesian
- the language
- bahasa klingon
Synonyms of Klingon
Forms of Klingon
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Klingons |
| Noun | |
| plural | Klingons |
Origin of Klingon
In many cases, from German Klingen, via Russian Клинген (Klingen) (many bearers in 1900s US censuses are recorded as being from Russia). Compare the various spellings of the related surname Klingon Smith (more commonly Klingensmith, Klingenschmitt, Klingenschmidt).
[Alt: Photograph of two people in Klingon costume] c. 1960s, from the Star Trek franchise, purportedly by Gene Roddenberry, named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan of the Los Angeles Police Department. In-universe, the name was a transcription of Klingon tlhIngan.
Words formed from Klingon
Questions about Klingon
- What does Klingon mean?
- Klingon means a surname.
- What is Klingon in Marathi?
- Klingon in Marathi is क्लिंगॉन (kliṅgŏn). See Klingon meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is Klingon?
- Klingon can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Klingon?
- Klingon is pronounced /ˈklɪŋɒn/.
Words near Klingon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Klingon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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