Klingon word: qolqoS Part of speech: noun Definition: core of a group, the essential part of something; essence Source: qep'a' wa'maH loSDIch _______________________________________________ (ghunchu'wI', 7/29/2009): There is no "fanatical" implication in {qolqoS}. That was an initial guess at the meaning by Lawrence, which got the response "Not necessarily fanatical." I have it glossed as "core, essence". In the right context, I think "heart" could be an appropriate translation as well. (Qov 8/02/2007): qep'a'Daq <nuq 'oS?>, ghel 'anghal: "When I told you that it would be a small qep'a', you wrote that that was okay, at least the {qolqoS} would be there. It seems to mean 'fanatical core'." jangchu'be' Okrand, jatlh: "Perhaps not necessarily fanatical," 'ach SIbI' John Colicos ghov 'op. Kor Da. QIjtaHbe' Okrand, mon neH. (ghunchu'wI' 08/07/2007): mu' wIghoj: tlhIngan Hol yejHaD qolqoS'e' maHlaw'. [Lieven interviews Okrand, qepHom 2015 p.12]: LLL: Is this [SuqSIv 'core"] restricted to fruit, or can this also be used for the core of a planet, or the sun? MO: Yes, it could be the core of anything, the inside of something (but of course not the core of a group, which we know is {qolqoS}). SEE ALSO: bay'eS inferior, subordinate (n) vIlle' follower, disciple, fan, admirer, minion (n) - (Okrand to ghunchu'wI', 7/26/2009): A {vIlle'}, on the other hand, is definitely someone you want to have around -- a follower, disciple, fan, admirer, minion. For core ideas, etc. see: ghanroq basis, foundation (n) - (qep'a' 2018): underlying support for an idea, argument, or process, depending on context, could also be {meq} or {qolqoS} - (MO’s qepHom 2018 Video Interview): It's the foundation of a philosophy. The basics on which somebody's thinking is based. meq reason (logical thinking); motive; topic, subject, theme (n) potlh consequential thing, something important (n) qech idea (n) nger theory (n) qangtlhIn ideology, beliefs, principles, standards, ethics (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.