Question

Here are some words translated from an artificial language.
tamceno means sky blue
cenorax means blue cheese
aplmitl means star bright
Which word could mean ``bright sky''?

• A. cenotam
• B. mitltam
• C. raxmitl
• D. aplceno
• E. oaplexr

Hint:

Always look for the "common denominator." If you find a word part that appears in two different phrases, you've found your anchor. In this case, ceno was the anchor that allowed us to isolate the meaning of \textittam.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: In artificial language puzzles, we identify the root meanings of individual word components by finding commonalities across given translations. We must also determine the word order (e.g., does "sky blue" put "sky" first or "blue" first?).
Step 1: Identify the root for ``blue'' and ``sky''.
Compare tamceno (sky blue) and cenorax (blue cheese):
• Common English word: blue
• Common artificial component: ceno Therefore, ceno = blue.
In tamceno (sky blue), if ceno is \textitblue, then tam = sky.
Note the order: The first part of the English phrase corresponds to the first part of the artificial word.

Step 2: Identify the root for ``bright''.
Look at aplmitl (star bright):
• Star = apl
• Bright = mitl

Step 3: Construct the word for ``bright sky''.
Using the roots identified:
• Bright = mitl
• Sky = tam Combining them in the established order results in mitltam.