Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "buƙata" ita ce tsananin sha'awa ko burin cimma wani abu. Hakanan ana iya komawa ga wanda ke ƙoƙarin zama wani abu ko cimma wani matsayi, kamar ɗan wasan kwaikwayo ko ƙwararren ɗan kasuwa.
