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TWO-SYLLABLE NOUN-VERB PAIRS & STRESS SHIFT
STRESS VERBS NOUNS
without stress shift OFfer OFfer
without stress shift ANswer ANswer
without stress shift surPRISE surPRISE
without stress shift conTROL conTROL
without stress shift PROmise PROmise
without stress shift conCERN conCERN
without stress shift rePLY rePLY
without stress shift deSIGN deSIGN
with stress shift reWRITE REwrite
with stress shift reJECT REject
with stress shift inSULT INsult
ISTANBUL TURKISH HOMO-GRAPHS
SHORT VOWELS
LONG VOWELS
adet /ɑˈdet/ (number) adet /ɑːˈdet/ (custom)
hala /ˈhɑlɑ/ (aunt) hala /ˈhɑːlæː/ (still, yet)
şura /ˈşurɑ/ (that place) şura /şuːˈrɑ/ (council)
ISTANBUL TURKISH HOMO-GRAPHS & STRESS SHIFT
City or Town Names
Day or Proper Names
Çarşamba /çɑrˈşɑmbɑ/ çarşamba /çɑrşɑmˈbɑ/
Perşembe /perˈşembe/ perşembe /perşemˈbe/
Aydın /ˈɑidın/ aydın /ɑiˈdın/
Ordu /ˈordu/ ordu /orˈdu/