How to pronounce VOXNAN, and what it means
VOXNAN is the name of an IKEA shower shelf. Here is how Swedes say it, and what the name means.
Place name
VOXNAN
VOKS-nahn
- Product
- Shower shelf
- Named after
- Voxnan, a river in Hälsingland.
How to say VOXNAN
Say VOKS-nahn, stressing the syllable in capitals. The Listen button reads it with your device's Swedish voice.
The sounds to watch in VOXNAN:
- O is often a long "oo" (as in food), sometimes a short "o" as in hot.
- 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 VOXNAN
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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