How to pronounce LAXVIKEN, and what it means
LAXVIKEN is the name of an IKEA cabinet door. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
LAXVIKEN
LAHKS-vee-ken
- Product
- Cabinet door
- Named after
- Laxviken, a village in Jämtland. Lax is salmon and vik a bay: "the salmon bay".
How to say LAXVIKEN
Say LAHKS-vee-ken, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in LAXVIKEN:
- 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 LAXVIKEN
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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