nye ba

1) yet. 2a) close, near, intimate, close friend. 2b) to be near, to be close, near to each other; to approach. 3) relatives, a relative of [so-and-so]. [RY]

be near, approach, near, almost, nearly, intimate, close, secondary [JV]

1) [be] close/ near, nearly [related], nearer; 2) not far off; 3) like, similar, in accord; 4) very [prefix] completely; 5) yet; 6) approach [IW]