hädänalainen

Finnish

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Definitions
  • needy, in distress

Etymology

Affix from Finnish hätä (emergency, distress) + Finnish alainen (sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub).

Origin

Finnish

alainen

Gloss

sub-, subject to, lying underneath, lying under, subordinate, underwear, underneath, -sub

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