The following are the uncommon nouns that may be found throughout the books. These are their right names.
Anggerik Orchid. Flowering plants from Orchidaceae family.
Babi tunggal Solitary wild boar from the Suidae family.
Belalang Common grasshopper, related to the cricket.
Belian A prized hardwood tree (Eusideroxylon zwageri).
Beruang The Malayan sun bear (Ursus malayanus).
Beruk Macaque from the Cercopithecidae family.
Buluh Bamboo. The sturdy tubular plant from the grass family of Poacea.
Burung tukang The Malayan eared nightjar (Lyncornis temmincki).
Cawat Loin cloth.
Cengal A prized hardwood tree (Neobalanocarpus heimi) native to the Malaysian peninsula.
Cengkerik Common cricket from the Gryllidae family.
Dokong A type of juicy fruit with soft skin from the Meliaceae family.
Durian A type of creamy fruit with tough, thorny skin from the Durio family.
Gajah The Malayan pachyderm in the Elephantidae family.
Harimau belang The Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni).
Harimau kumbang The Malayan black leopard (Panthera pardus).
Helang Large raptor native to the highlands (lctinaetus malayensis).
Jelutong A rubber tree in the Apocynaceae family.
Jenut Salt rocks. The animals like to lick the the rocks to replenish their essential mineral nutrients.
Kambing Goat. A domesticated ruminant animal.
Kapur The common camphor tree in the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Kelah A type of carp fish in the Cyprinidae family.
Keledek Sweet potatoes. Tuber plants in the Convulvulaceae family.
Kelkatu Common termite swarmer in the Kalotermitidae family.
Keruing A magnificent, towering tree from the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Kijang A barking deer. The ruminant mammal from the Cervidae family.
Kongkang Slow loris. Nocturnal primate from the genus Nyeticebus.
Manggis A type of fruit with hard, dark skin (Garcinia mangostana).
Parang A type of machete popular throughout the Malay archipelago.
Rambutan A type of sweet, juicy fruit with hairy skin (Nephelium lappaceum).
Reriang Cicada from the superfamily of Cicadoidea.
Rotan Rattan. Tough climbing palms from the subfamily Calamoideae.
Rumbia A palm tree also known as sagu (Metroxlyn sagu).
Seladang The gaur is the largest bovine (Bos gaur).
Sihir Black magic.
Tapir The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Also known as tenuk or cipan.
Tauke A business baron.
Tepus The aromatic rhizome plant from the family of Zingiberacea.
Ungka Gibbon. An ape in the Hylobatidae family.