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need

“need” is an Estonian word. Its meaning in English:

pronoun

  1. these, those

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nek (“those”, medial). The nominative form has been extended with the regular nominative plural ending (-d). Compare dialectal Finnish net (“they”, chiefly inanimate).

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