tāhua
1. (noun) stencil, template.
Ko tētahi o ō ringa hei pēhi atu i te tāhua kia kore ai e nekeneke, ko tētahi hei tuhi haere i te āhua ki te pene rākau koi (HJ 2012:280). / One of your hands to press down on the stencil so that it doesn't move, the other to draw around the shape with a sharp pencil.