Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, March 30, 2026 Klingon word: valqe' Part of speech: noun Definition: bat-like creature Source: Die Sendung mit der Maus [2021] _______________________________________________ (Lieven < MO, 3/07/2021): The closest Qo'noS equivalent is a flying beast called a {valqe'}. You can decide whether you want to say {tera' valqe'} for purposes of the TV show. (Lieven, 3/07/2021 in re "bats hibernate overwinter"}: Maltz didn't know of any special way to say "overwinter." He said to just say something like {qaStaHvIS qImroq bIrqu', nuqDaq Qong valqe'mey?} if that covers what they're driving at. PUN: (De'vID, 7/21/2021): Does Dr. Okrand think that Val Kilmer was the best Batman? (De'vID 3/13/2123): Okrand has used *{qe'} to transliterate the letter 'K' in {'oqe'} (OK, a reference to the O.K. Corral), so {valqe'} could plausibly be 'Val K.'. As well, the word {val} means "be clever, smart, intelligent" and is in the original edition of TKD, which came out in 1985. The Val Kilmer movie "Real Genius" came out in August 1985, the same year as TKD1ed. So both {val} and {valqe'} seem to be references to Val Kilmer. I wonder if Klingons think bats are a particularly clever animal? (Lieven, 3/07/2021): Today is the 50-anniversary of a German children show named "Die Sendung mit der Maus" (i.e. "the show with the mouse"). The topic of this episode was a view into the future, so it was obvious to make a Klingon introduction, of which I am very proud to provide it to them. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRgryUjxWes SEE ALSO: lIS'ab rodent (n) - "This animal is more rat-sized than mouse-sized, but a {vIghro'} might well chase it. Its face kind of resembles that of a bat (though a bat is not a rodent)." (qep'a' 2021) mer surprise (someone) (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons