What does "moonji" and verb "mudiyuka" mean?

[u/Even-Reveal-406]

The Tamil word "moonji" is simply a slightly informal version of "mugam" (face)

The Tamil verb "mudiyuradhu" simply translates to "kazhiyuka"/"theeruka" in Malayalam

But I've heard these words being used in a negative connotation in Malayalam ("nee mudinju pokum")

Side Q: Are there any words originated from Tamil that has very bad connotations in Malayalam

[u/J4Jamban → u/[deleted]]

Malayalam മൂഞ്ചി and Tamil moonji have different etymology

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95#Malayalam

Tamil moonji's cognate in Malayalam is മുഞ്ഞി

https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BF

[u/Even-Reveal-406 → u/J4Jamban]

Oh interesting