needful

Etymology
From, , from. Equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
 * 2)  Needy; in need.
 * 1)  Needy; in need.
 * 1)  Needy; in need.
 * 1)  Needy; in need.

Noun

 * 1)  Ready money; wherewithal.
 * 2)  Anything necessary or requisite.

Usage notes
Commonly found in phrases such as "kindly do the needful", which occurs commonly in Indian English but is held as archaic in other dialects. Global interactions between English speakers have to some extent led to these phrases being seen as stereotypical of Indian English and parodied by speakers of other dialects.