This is the 11440th most frequent Turkish word.
erkeği
"Erkeği" means "the man" or "the male" in English, typically referring to a specific male person or animal.
In this sentence, 'erkeği' refers to the male animal, a characteristic specifying gender.
Hayvanat bahçesinde aslan erkeği gördük.
We saw the male lion in the zoo.
In this instance, 'erkeği' reflects 'the man belonging to the village' in an attributive sense.
Bir hikaye vardı, köyün erkeği kahraman oldu.
There was a story where the man of the village became a hero.
Here, 'erkeği' is used to denote 'man' or 'head of the house' in possessive case.