How to pronounce KALLAX, and what it means
KALLAX is the name of an IKEA shelving unit. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
KALLAX
KAHL-lahks
- Product
- Shelving unit
- Named after
- Kallax, a village just outside Luleå in Norrbotten, northern Sweden, next to Luleå airport.
How to say KALLAX
Say KAHL-lahks, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in KALLAX:
- A double consonant (ck counts as kk) makes the vowel before it short and the consonant held a little longer.
- X is "ks", as in English.
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 KALLAX
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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