మొదలు
Telugu
editEtymology
editCognate with Tamil முதல் (mutal), Malayalam മുതൽ (mutal), Kannada ಮೊದಲು (modalu). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editమొదలు • (modalu) n (plural మొదళ్ళు)
- beginning, origin, source
- Synonym: మూలము (mūlamu)
- root, stock
- (finance) principal (as opposed to interest)
- Synonym: మూలము (mūlamu)
Coordinate terms
edit- వడ్డి (vaḍḍi, “interest”)
Derived terms
edit- మొదటి (modaṭi, “first”)
References
edit- "మొదలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1045