Give an example of two Khasi words that are spelled identically but carry different meanings based solely on stress placement, and explain the role of stress in each instance.

In Khasi, certain words are spelled identically but derive distinct meanings solely from the placement of prosodic stress. Stress in linguistics refers to the relative emphasis or prominence given to a particular syllable within a word, typically manifested through higher pitch, increased loudness, and sometimes slightly longer duration of the stressed syllable. The phonology of Khasi, the study of its sound system, demonstrates how this feature can differentiate word meanings. A syllable is a unit of pronunciation containing a single vowel sound. An example of such a pair ....