How to pronounce EKET, and what it means
EKET is the name of an IKEA storage cabinet. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
EKET
AY-ket
- Product
- Storage cabinet
- Shares its name with
- Eket, a village in Örkelljunga municipality in northern Skåne.
How to say EKET
Say AY-ket, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
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 EKET
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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