How to pronounce JOKKMOKK, and what it means
JOKKMOKK is the name of an IKEA table and chairs. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
JOKKMOKK
YOCK-mock
- Product
- Table and chairs
- Shares its name with
- Jokkmokk, a town in Swedish Lapland just north of the Arctic Circle. The name comes from the Sami language.
How to say JOKKMOKK
Say YOCK-mock, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in JOKKMOKK:
- J is pronounced like English y: Jokkmokk is "yock-mock".
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
- 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 JOKKMOKK
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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