instalment vs beginning

instalment and beginning both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of instalment include commencement, start.

instalment (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
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	the time at which something is supposed to begin

instalment (adjective)	beginning (adjective)
	serving to begin