మొదలు

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Telugu

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Etymology

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Cognate 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.)

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Noun

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మొదలు (modalun (plural మొదళ్ళు)

  1. beginning, origin, source
    Synonym: మూలము (mūlamu)
  2. root, stock
    Synonyms: వేరు (vēru), మూలము (mūlamu)
  3. (finance) principal (as opposed to interest)
    Synonym: మూలము (mūlamu)

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