installment vs beginning

installment and beginning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
installment	Yes	No	No	No
beginning	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, beginning is a hypernym of installment; that is, beginning is a word with a broader meaning than installment:

Other hypernyms of installment include commencement, start.

installment (noun)	beginning (noun)
the act of installing something (as equipment)	the act of starting something
a part of a broadcast serial	the first part or section of something
a part of a published serial	the event consisting of the start of something
a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

installment (adjective)	beginning (adjective)
	serving to begin