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The Pashtu language word is lungi, lungee,<ref>[http://blogs.transparent.com/pashto/afghan-turbans/ Afghan Turbans] by najib 06. Sep, 2011 Pashto Language Blog </ref> while the Hindi/Punjabi word is pugri, puggaree, pagri, pagree, pagg, pagh, pagari
The '''lungi''' was often wrapped around a '''kullah''', kulla, khulla, a dome shaped scull cup, or it may have been worn over a pakta (smaller cloth or bandana type cloth). Sikhs in the Army, as part of their uniform, were issued a 5 metre turban, and a half size, smaller, under turban called a '''fifty''' which was usually in a contrasting colour. <ref> [http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=6&id=3060 What Is The Fifty?] by Jagdeep Singh Sahota June 25, 2015 (scroll down page). sikhchic.com</ref>
In Army terminology, the term lungi was usually used for the cloth the turban was constructed from, and a '''pugri''' referred to the cloth which was wound around a sun helmet, the latter worn both by British in the Indian Army, and in the British Army. However, in some contexts, a lungi and kullah together formed a pugri, and in other contexts the words lungi and pugri have the same meaning.
===The kurta===
The kurta was a kaftan like garment which could be knee length or longer.
