dilawan

English

Alternative forms

Dilawan

Etymology

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

Noun

dilawan (plural dilawans or dilawan)

(Philippines, politics, derogatory) A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of the Philippines or the Aquino political dynasty.
- 2017 June 14, Cepeda, Mara, “Being 'dilawan' in the Duterte-controlled House”, in Rappler‎:
  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, Cruz, Tonyo, “The costs of having a President Duterte”, in Manila Bulletin‎:
  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, Dulay, Dodo, “‘Yellow’ propaganda on overdrive over Sereno ouster”, in The Manila Times‎:
  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

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

Synonyms

yellow

References

Gotinga, JC (2018-02-26), “Philippines: Marcos ouster rally targets 'dictator' Duterte”, in Al Jazeera‎: “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 (2018-08-24), “Robredo’s email address gets spoofed”, in Rappler‎: “Propagandists and supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte have been using “dilawans” as a derogatory term for his critics.”

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Hyphenation: di‧la‧wan

IPA^(key): /dilaˈwan/, [dɪ.lɐˈwan]

IPA^(key): /diˈlawan/, [dɪˈla.wɐn] (politics)

Verb

dilawán (complete dinilawan, progressive dinidilawan, contemplative didilawan)

to make yellow
to add turmeric (in food)

Conjugation

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

dilawán or dilawan

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

Adjective

dilawan

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

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[1] Gotinga, JC (2018-02-26), “Philippines: Marcos ouster rally targets 'dictator' Duterte”, in Al Jazeera‎: “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 (2018-08-24), “Robredo’s email address gets spoofed”, in Rappler‎: “Propagandists and supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte have been using “dilawans” as a derogatory term for his critics.”