[Tel. infl. modati or modaliti. abl. modata. plu. modallu.] n. The beginning, origin, source. adi, mulamu. The root, stock. vrksamulamu. Principal, capital as opposed to interest. muladhanamu, asalu. The chief, the head; the foundation of a thing, the basis. The foot of a mountain. cevimodalu the lower tip of the ear.vaddimodalu interest and principal. vadu modale mancivadukadu in fact he is not a good man. modala, anaga mulamunandu at the root. modalu, modaluga, modalaina, modalugaor modalugagala modalu. adv. Etcetera. bherimodaluga drums, &c. (literally, beginning with the drum.) vadu vaccinadi modalu or modaluga since his arrival. modalukonu ormodalagu modalu-konu. v. a. To begin. prarambhincu. idi modalukoni henceforth, beginning from this. vadu vaccinadi modalukoni since his arrival. modalucedu modalu-chedu. v. n. To be ruined, root and branch. tutramaracedu. modalupettu modalu-pettu. v. a. To begin. arambhincu. modata modata. adv. At first, at the beginning, in the first placemottamodata motta-modata. (modalu + modalu.) adv. At the very beginning, at first, first of all, praprathamamandu. movadati modati. adj. First, earliest, original, primary, principal, capital, chief. vadu abaddhalaku modatipadamu he is the father of lies, vadu kalahaniki modatipadamu he was the beginner of the quarrel.