dilawan
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English
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[edit]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]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 III and Duterte administrations.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog)
- Syllabification: di‧la‧wan
Verb
[edit]dilawán (complete dinilawan, progressive dinidilawan, contemplative didilawan, Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
Conjugation
[edit]Verb conjugation for dilawan
Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
-an | law | object | ||
Aspect | Imperative | |||
Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | |
dilawan | dinilawan | dinidilawan inadilawan1 |
didilawan adilawan1 |
dilawi1 |
1 Dialectal use only. |
Noun
[edit]dilawán or dilawan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
- (Philippine politics, slang, sometimes derogatory) Liberal Party supporter (especially the Aquino administrations)
Derived terms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dilawán or dilawan (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜏᜈ᜔)
- (Philippine politics, slang, sometimes derogatory) liberal; of the Liberal Party
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