tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Feb 16 22:31:50 2004
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RE: "paper"
>quljIb:
> *ghItlhmeH DIr* == Paper. Literally "skin for writing", formed by
> analogy with {ghojmeH taj}, "knife for learning".
>SIvten:
>{nav} vIlo'.
>
>quljIb:
va'! jIbachHa'.
Voragh:
>Well, it's a good translation for "parchment"!
Which is how I thought a Klingon might see paper. I seem to recall reading that animal skins were used, along with wood or stone (or ceramic), as writing surfaces.
-quljIb