How to pronounce BOLMEN, and what it means
BOLMEN is the name of an IKEA toilet brush. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
BOLMEN
BOLL-men
- Product
- Toilet brush
- Named after
- Bolmen, one of the largest lakes in Småland, southern Sweden.
How to say BOLMEN
Say BOLL-men, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in BOLMEN:
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
Our guide to Swedish pronunciation explains these sounds in more detail, and the Swedish keyboard lets you type å, ä and ö.
Why it is called BOLMEN
Many IKEA products are named after real places in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Sofas and armchairs typically get Swedish place names, beds Norwegian ones and rugs Danish ones.
Sources
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