Sanskrit · noun · The Heart & the Body

Jhoom

झूम
said jhoom
Meaning

A swaying or rocking motion of rapture, the body's sway under the spell of music, ecstasy, or emotion.

Usage & notes

Jhoom evokes the heart so moved that the body sways of its own accord. It belongs to the vocabulary of ecstatic abandon, the outward ripple of an inward intoxication.