Probably because of the parallel formation of bolwI' and maghwI' the verb bol (drool) is sometimes used to mean betray, as if it were equivalent to magh. In this usage, bol, like magh, may take an object; that is, the sentence may indicate who is betrayed:  mumaghpu' ("He/she has betrayed me") or mubolpu' ("He/she has betrayed me"; literally, "He/she has drooled me").

This entry is for historical purpose only.

These meanings for the verb magh are likely not canonical. They were listed in an entry on StarTrek.com's Klingon Culture section in 2002. These entries were written by staff at Paramount Pictures, apparently without input from Marc Okrand.