Baby name pickerby KYO360

UnisexSouthern African (Shona, Sotho, Tswana and others)

Penjani

From the Tumbuka verb for searching or looking for something, most likely used here as "seek".

Meaning and origin

Penjani comes from the Tumbuka verb stem -penja, to search or look for something, with an ending that Bantu languages commonly use to turn a verb into a call addressed to more than one person.

How to pronounce Penjani

English (US)pen-JAH-nee /pɛnˈdʒɑːni/

About this entry

Drafted with the help of an AI model, then checked by a person. Last checked on 16 September 2026.

The sources behind this entry are listed in the app.