[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…