to need poor, needy 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme need
meaning 1 have to, need, should

I need to go to the shop



direction
meaning 2 need, poverty

A friend in need is a friend indeed

reference Merriam-Webster
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme нужда
meaning 1 necessity

Рисковать без нужды


to take unnecessary risks

direction
meaning 2 poverty

Терпеть нужду


to live in poverty

reference MAS: 514
comment Cf. for the meaning 1: нуждаться; for the meaning 2: нужно
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme ihtiyaç
meaning 1 need, necessity

taksiye ihtiyacım var


I need a taxi

direction
meaning 2 need, poverty

ihtiyaç içinde olmak


to live in poverty

reference Baskakov 1977: 436
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