tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Oct 06 16:29:40 2004
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Re: Klingon diapers?
On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:13:26 -0500, Steven Boozer
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> lay'SIv:
> >I work in a nursing home-type facility. Part of my duties is changing
> >diapers.
>
> Although we do have {qhu} "baby", not surprisingly there's no known word
> for "diaper". For all we know, Klingons don't use them. (Not all Terran
> cultures do either.)
>
> >(Any word for 'diaper'? >pom yoD< comes to mind [...]
>
> "dysentery shield" <grin>
>
> How about using *{qatwI'} "wrapper" from {qat} "wrap, encase"? Other words
> to play with might be the diminutives of {yopwaH} "pants" and {Sut} "clothing".
Sa'Hut qatwI'
ngaSmeH yopwaH
puch yopwaH
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