[INDOLOGY] Naga Jolokia

[Lubomír Ondračka]

Dear Daniel,

I think it might come from Sanskrit jvala, which is in Bengali pronounced as [jolo], + Bengali adjectival suffix -kiẏā. So jvalakiẏā [jolokiya] would thus mean 'burning'. 

Best,
Lubomir


On Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:50:43 +0100
Balogh Dániel via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> out of curiosity, would any of you have knowledge about the word jolokia 
> in the name of the infamous chili pepper Naga Jolokia (also Bhut Jolokia 
> and Bih Jolokia, where Bhut is definitely भूत and Bih may be a tadbhava 
> from विष). At any rate, I'd welcome any hints about jolokia: what 
> language this word is in, and what its original meaning may be. The 
> spelling in the original language is also of interest.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
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