How to pronounce JÄRVFJÄLLET, and what it means
JÄRVFJÄLLET is the name of an IKEA gaming chair. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
JÄRVFJÄLLET
YAIRV-fyel-let
- Product
- Gaming chair
- Named after
- Järvfjället, a mountain in Västerbotten. The name means "the wolverine mountain": järv is wolverine, fjäll a mountain.
How to say JÄRVFJÄLLET
Say YAIRV-fyel-let, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in JÄRVFJÄLLET:
- J is pronounced like English y: Jokkmokk is "yock-mock".
- Ä is like the e in bed, a little more open before r: "air".
- A double consonant (ck counts as kk) makes the vowel before it short and the consonant held a little longer.
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 JÄRVFJÄLLET
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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