Given Data

1. 'knig tsag' means 'good book'.
2. 'tsag ma' means 'book read'.
3. 'knig pa' means 'good teacher'.

Question

What is the code for the word 'good'?

Answer

knig.

Solution

1. Compare 'knig tsag' (good book) and 'tsag ma' (book read):
2. Common word in English is 'book'. Common code token is 'tsag'. Thus, 'book' = 'tsag'.
3. Compare 'knig tsag' (good book) and 'knig pa' (good teacher):
4. Common word in English is 'good'. Common code token is 'knig'. Thus, 'good' = 'knig'.
5. Therefore, the code for 'good' is 'knig'.