Definition
A dialectal or archaic word meaning a lack, need, or deficiency; also a fault or flaw.
Etymology
From Old French faut, from Latin fallere meaning 'to fail' or 'to deceive.' Related to 'fault,' this archaic form preserves an older stage of the word before modern English standardization.
Kelly Says
This word is basically a fossil—you'll find it in Middle English texts and old legal documents, but it vanished from everyday speech as 'fault' and 'lack' took over its jobs!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስፈላጊ ነው
as-fe-la-gi new
BNবাংলা
প্রয়োজন
pro-yo-jon
CSČeština
je potřeba
je po-tre-ba
DADansk
er nødvendigt
er na-la-g-di-gt
DEDeutsch
es notwendig
es noh-tash-lik
ELΕλληνικά
χρειάζεται
hree-ah-ze-tah
ESEspañol
hace falta
a-se fla-ta
FAفارسی
لازم است
la-zam ast
FISuomi
tarvitaan
tar-vi-taan
FRFrançais
il faut
il foh
GUGU
જરૂરી છે
jaru-ree che
HIहिन्दी
ज़रूरी है
zaru-ree hai
IDBahasa Indonesia
dibutuhkan
di-bu-tu-kan
KO한국어
필요합니다
pil-yo-hamnida
MRMR
आवश्यक आहे
a-va-shek aa-he
MSBahasa Melayu
diperlukan
di-per-lu-kan
MYမြန်မာ
လိုအပ်သည်
lo-a-p-th-yi
NLNederlands
is nodig
is noh-dig
NONorsk
er nødvendig
er noh-d-re-ge-lig
PLPolski
trzeba
chrebbe-va
PTPortuguês
é necessário
e ne-se-sa-ree-oh
RORomână
este necesar
es-te ne-ce-sar
SVSvenska
behövs
beh-hovs
SWKiswahili
lazima
la-zi-ma
TAதமிழ்
தேவையானது
the-vai-ya-na-du
TLTL
kinakailangan
ki-na-ka-li-lang
UKУкраїнська
потрібно
pot-ree-b-no
URاردو
ضروری ہے
za-ru-ree hai