alternative spelling of Á châu: Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞洲, composed of 亞 (“Asia”) and 洲 (“continent”).
- “Dạ, bẩm lạy Trời con xin thưa Con tên Khắc Hiếu họ là Nguyễn Quê ở Á Châu và Địa cầu Sông Đà núi Tản nước Nam Việt”.
Etimoloji
Seemingly a back-formation from Aziatisch., which has been attested since the sixteenth century. Probably ultimately from Latin āsiāticus. Compare German Asiate, Swedish asiat and similar terms in other North Germanic languages.