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{{short description|Undergarment}}
The '''kaupinam''', '''koavanam''', '''kaupina''', '''langot''', or '''lungooty''' ({{Lang|hi|langoṭī}}) is a [[loincloth]] worn by men in the [[Indian subcontinent]] as [[underclothing]]. It is still commonly worn in South Asia by ''[[pehlwan]]s'' (wrestlers) while exercising or [[sparring]] in a ''[[Akhara#Dangal|dangal]]''. It is basically a rectangular strip of cloth used to cover the genitals, with strings connected to the four ends of the cloth, for binding it around the waist and between the legs. [[File:India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg|right|thumb|A [[pehlwan]] sports a ''lungooty'' at an ''[[akhara]]'']]
The short type of ''lungooty'' worn by [[naga sadhu]]s or [[baba_(honorific)|baaba]]s often leaves the buttocks bare, it is also known as <nowiki>''coopees''.</nowiki><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rcjmiBm8hHQC|title=Hobson-Jobson|pages=525|isbn=9781853263637 |last1=Yule |first1=Sir Henry |last2=Burnell |first2=Arthur Coke |year=1996 }}</ref>
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