dilawan

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Dilawan

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog dilawan, from dilaw (“yellow”).

Noun edit

dilawan (plural dilawans or dilawan)

(Philippine politics, derogatory) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of the Philippines or the Aquino political dynasty.
- 2017 June 14, Mara Cepeda, “Being 'dilawan' in the Duterte-controlled House”, in Rappler‎^[3]:
  If the "dilawans" are to survive the Duterte administration, goes the thinking, perhaps being in the good graces of PDP-Laban may work in their favor in the long run.
- 2018 February 5, Tonyo Cruz, “The costs of having a President Duterte”, in Manila Bulletin‎^[4], archived from the original on 15 June 2018:
  The Duterte regime should thank the previous Dilawan president’s Executive Order (EO) No. 201 which provides for a four-year basic pay upgrading in the bureaucracy.
- 2018 May 22, Dodo Dulay, “‘Yellow’ propaganda on overdrive over Sereno ouster”, in The Manila Times‎^[5], archived from the original on 26 July 2018:
  In the past few days since the high court ruling came out, the “dilawan” and their minions have started crawling out of the woodwork to denounce the removal of PNoy’s anointed, calling it “the death knell for democracy” or a “drift towards authoritarianism” or some other doomsday forecast.

Usage notes edit

Used by supporters of Rodrigo Duterte as a derogatory term for the opposition.^[1]^[2]

Synonyms edit

yellow

References edit

^ Gotinga, JC (2018 February 26) “Philippines: Marcos ouster rally targets 'dictator' Duterte”, in Al Jazeera‎^[1]: “Nowadays, the term "dilawan", which means "yellowed", is used disparagingly by Duterte's supporters to refer to the Aquinos, members of the Liberal Party, and their supporters.”
^ Cepeda, Mara (2018 August 24) “Robredo’s email address gets spoofed”, in Rappler‎^[2]: “Propagandists and supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte have been using “dilawans” as a derogatory term for his critics.”

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

From dilaw (“yellow”) +‎ -an. The political senses are from the yellow color associated with the Liberal Party of the Philippines and liberalism itself locally. Originally used by both left-wing and right-wing politicians to attack members of the Liberal Party back in the 1980s, but its usage has been revived under the Aquino and Duterte administrations.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /dilaˈwan/, [dɪ.lɐˈwan]

IPA^(key): /diˈlawan/, [dɪˈla.wɐn] (politics)
Hyphenation: di‧la‧wan

Verb edit

dilawán (complete dinilawan, progressive dinidilawan, contemplative didilawan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

to be made yellow
to be added some turmeric (in food)

Conjugation edit

Verb conjugation for dilawan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	law		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Imperative
dilawan	dinilawan	dinidilawan inadilawan¹	didilawan adilawan¹	dilawi¹
¹ Dialectal use only.

Noun edit

dilawán or dilawan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

(politics, sometimes derogatory) Liberal Party supporter (especially the Aquino administrations)

Adjective edit

dilawán or dilawan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)

(politics, sometimes derogatory) liberal; of the Liberal Party

[1] Gotinga, JC (2018 February 26) “Philippines: Marcos ouster rally targets 'dictator' Duterte”, in Al Jazeera‎^[1]: “Nowadays, the term "dilawan", which means "yellowed", is used disparagingly by Duterte's supporters to refer to the Aquinos, members of the Liberal Party, and their supporters.”

[2] Cepeda, Mara (2018 August 24) “Robredo’s email address gets spoofed”, in Rappler‎^[2]: “Propagandists and supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte have been using “dilawans” as a derogatory term for his critics.”

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