Customizing JQL Field Syntax

Question

In JQL, the syntax for the Fix Version field is fixVersion. Can we change this syntax/ field id (from fixVersion to something else) by modifying JIRA's code?

Ideally the user should be able to search issues with the query

<new-field-name> = "1.1.4"

instead of

fixVersion = "1.1.4"

and obtain the same result.

Editing the language file (localization) does not help here.

TothJ · Accepted Answer

If you make custom JQL function (https://developer.atlassian.com/display/JIRADEV/JQL+Function+Plugin+Module) and copy the fixVersion functionality then it can work.