noun
cosmogony
Academic term for the study of the origin and development of the universe. Used in scientific and philosophical contexts.
宇宙発生論は、宇宙の始まりを科学的に探求する分野だ。
Cosmogony is a field that scientifically investigates the beginning of the universe.
宇宙論 (cosmology) is the broader study of the universe's structure and evolution, while 宇宙発生論 specifically focuses on its origin.
Compound of 宇宙 (universe), 発生 (generation, occurrence), and 論 (theory, discourse). The term is a direct calque of Western 'cosmogony'.